{"id":253,"date":"2018-04-25T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/?p=253"},"modified":"2018-03-28T15:46:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T15:46:51","slug":"may-day-in-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/2018\/04\/25\/may-day-in-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"May Day in Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If it&#8217;s the first Sunday in May, it&#8217;s time to celebrate May Day at Powderhorn Park! This festival has been going on for 44 years. Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre and the communities around Powderhorn Park put on an amazing show to welcome the warm weather.<\/p>\n<p>May Day this year will happen on Sunday, May 6th. The day starts with a parade, beginning at noon, down Bloomington Ave. from 25th Street to 34th Street, and then into the park.<\/p>\n<p>Once the paraders have all gotten there, they have a ceremony to welcome the sun &#8211; the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http:\/\/hobt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HOBT-tree-of-life-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"HOBT tree of life\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>main stage is on the west side of the lake, and boats carry the grand finale across the lake. It ceremony includes puppets as big as 10 feet high!<\/p>\n<p>There is music and dancing for everyone, and vendors selling all kind of foods. The ceremony is free and everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n<p>This celebration is one of the unique things that make the Twin Cities, and Minneapolis in particular, so special.<\/p>\n<p>Come on down to Powderhorn Park and welcome our wonderful summer!<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/hobt.org\/mayday\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If it&#8217;s the first Sunday in May, it&#8217;s time to celebrate May Day at Powderhorn Park! This festival has been going on for 44 years. Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre and the communities around Powderhorn Park put on an amazing show to welcome the warm weather. 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