Muguet

May 1st is one of the principal bank holidays in France: even most supermarkets are closed for the whole day.

Of course, primarily it’s a celebration of labour, but there is also another important tradition linked with Mayday, and that’s the buying or giving of bunches of ‘muguet’ – better known in English as ‘lily-of-the-valley’. It’s supposed to bring good luck.

And as we’re French now, it’s only right that we join in…

CMMC 1 May 2024