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Tokyo in Full Bloom may be famous Matsuri, attracts Kameido Shrine. for its cherry blossoms, thousands of visitors This shrine is home to its Inventors but springtime in during Golden Week, famous trellises boasting Month brings abundance of its busiest viewing week. a sea of cascading purple other flowers and flower The 300-year-old azalea wisteria vines. The

Vinegar Month festivals. By the end of garden is home to rare wisteria were planted April, many of Japan’s varieties, such as the 300 years ago when the cherry blossoms have black karafune flower, original temple was built. Teacher Day already flowered, but and is complete with Visitors can stroll over May 2 Tokyo’s city dwellers still a shrine, bridges have plenty of blooming running over streams, continued on pg. 4 Astronaut flowers to look forward traditional Toriii gates, Day to. The Nezu Shrine is a and women dressed May 5 quiet place for 11 months in their best traditional out of the year, but by the kimonos.

May Birthdays Tokyo cont. from pg. 1 Cherish an first week in May, its 3,000 azalea plants burst into a Across town is yet Antique Day In astrology, those born between May 1–20 the shrine’s beautiful red bridge, spying palette of bright colors. another sacred spot May 9 are Bulls of Taurus. Bulls are stable, reliable, darting koi and lounging turtles in the pond. The Bunkyo Azalea draped in wondrous

and committed in both work and family. Bulls The wisteria are so alluring that old Japanese Festival, or Tsutsuji springtime color: the

also appreciate love, beauty, and creativity. shoguns made pilgrimages to visit the garden. International

Those born between May 21–31 are Gemini’s Many of Japan’s most celebrated artists Nurses Day

Twins. Twins have two distinct sides to their have captured the garden’s scenic serenity May 12 Wild Goose Chase

personality: sociable and ready for fun, or in color prints. May 1 is Mother Goose known as “Goose-foot the Mother Goose serious and thoughtful. When they feel as if Endangered Perhaps the most celebrated of all flower Day, a day honoring the Bertha.” A competing volume. This legend is so one half is missing, they seek new friends. Species Day festivals is the Kyu Furukawa Garden Rose mythical persona behind theory attributes the pervasive that many seek Jack Paar (comedian) – May 1, 1918 Festival. The gardens, sprawled at the foot of May 19 the popular children’s nickname to one out Elizabeth Goose’s Audrey Hepburn (actress) – May 4, 1929 a western-style mansion, have been designated nursery rhymes. Most Elizabeth Goose from grave in Boston to pay Tammy Wynette (singer) – May 5, 1942 a national place of scenic beauty. The roses World Lindy believe that Mother Boston. In 1692, their respects. Adding to Don Rickles (comedian) – May 8, 1926 hit their peak in May with a dazzling array of Hop Day Goose was a pseudonym Elizabeth wed Isaac the unsolved mystery of Irving Berlin (songwriter) – May 11, 1888 colors and an intoxicating bouquet of aromas. May 26 for numerous authors, Goose, adding her Mother Goose, Elizabeth L. Frank Baum (author) – May 15, 1856 Over 90 rose varieties can be found, including but there are theories six children to his 10. Goose’s grave is as to who the “real” With 16 children, she unmarked. The visitors, Queen Victoria (monarch) – May 24, 1819 Princess Michiko, a variety named for Japan’s Memorial Day Vincent Price (actor) – May 27, 1911 Empress, and Royal Princess, a variety named Mother Goose was. The became famously adept on their goose chase Bob Hope (comedian) – May 29, 1903 for Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s (U.S.) French queen Bertrada at storytelling, the lot of to Elizabeth’s grave, are Crown and Princess. May 29 of Laon, the mother of which was compiled by actually visiting someone Charlemagne, was her great-grandson into named Mary Goose.

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Polkamania As Luck Would Have It

Put on your dancing shoes for up a quick beat. The main Find a penny, pick it up, reasons, charm the little magical elves. Polka Weekend on May 26–28. characteristic of the polka is the half- and all day you’ll have bracelets and These enchanting The popularity of the polka is said step, or hop. In fact, the word polka good luck. The notion horseshoes are also creatures would then to have originated with one woman, likely comes from the Czech word that a found penny considered lucky. return the favor by Anna Slezakova, who invented the pulka, meaning “half.” Perhaps the brings good luck is so Another influence stems doing you good deeds. dance in 1834. Slezakova created a easiest way to understand the polka popular that it enjoys its from the belief that lively dance to the folk song “Uncle rhythm is through a children’s own holiday on May 23, money brings wealth The legend of the lucky Nimra Bought a White Horse.” nursery rhyme: “Hippety hop, to the Lucky Penny Day. and power. A penny penny has endured, but Music teacher Josef Neruda, who barber shop, to buy a stick of candy.” saved, although only if you’re still skeptical, witnessed Anna’s new and unique The four counts of the phrase Why are pennies a cent, marks the perhaps you’ll change dance, transcribed the tune to “hippety hop” correspond to the four considered lucky, beginning of a lifetime your tune when you paper and taught the steps to his beats: step, half-step, step, hold. especially when many of savings. learn that one U.S. bank students. By 1835, the dance had of us consider one cent has hidden 100 “lucky” spread to Prague. By 1839, it was The polka may have originated to be worthless? The Some cultures, like those pennies across the popular in Vienna, and in 1840, in Bohemia (present-day Czech idea of attributing luck in Europe and Ireland, country. Each one it was introduced in Paris, where it Republic), but it has spread far to metal is an ancient believe that if you find is worth $1,000. Of Notable became so popular that it created and wide to the United States custom. It was believed a penny you have course, the next time Quotable a so-called “polkamania.” and beyond. The polka is one of that metal was a gift found one piece of a you do find a penny, the few dances to have maintained from the gods. To carry a leprechaun’s horde of you’ll likely have to “Pennies do its popularity since the 19th century; The polka sound is immediately piece of metal was to gold. Tradition advises be satisfied with it not come from Notable recognizable. Accordions, fiddles, it will likely remain popular for many carry the gods’ blessing you to spit on the found being worth just one heaven. They clarinets, and tubas whip years to come. Quotable and receive protection coin and toss it into the cent…and a whole have to be from evil. For similar bushes, returning it to lot of luck. earned here “To dance is Flights of Fancy on Earth.” human,

to polka is Simple sheets of paper will be Collins, a famed paper airplane Feeling Lucky? transformed into fanciful flying folder, and thrown by Joe Ayoob, a ~ Margaret divine.” machines on May 26, Paper There are many variations on the lucky penny superstition. Some believe Thatcher, former college football quarterback. Airplane Day. Competitions abound The record for time in air is 29.2 that only heads-up pennies are lucky. If you find a tails-up penny, you Former Prime ~ K.D. Lang, should flip it over and leave it for another to find. Others believe that a singer-songwriter with flyers striving to win in two seconds, thrown by Takuo Toda Minister of categories: distance and time in and recorded in Japan. Toda calls penny or coin thrown into a fountain or tossed into a well allows you to Britain air. The record distance for a paper his design the Sky King Paper make a wish. An old Victorian rhyme advises brides to wear “something airplane is 226 feet, 10 inches (about Airplane, and it was designed to old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a lucky three-quarters of a football field). climb high into the rafters and penny in your shoe.”

The plane was folded by John slowly glide downward.

By Any Other Name Cola Cure-All May 5 is Hoagie Day, but this may mean nothing to anyone outside of People have been such as headaches, that could be redeemed Philadelphia, where this term is used for a big sandwich loaded with drinking Coca-Cola nerve disorders, at any location for a free meat and cheese. Legend has it that the first version of this mega-sandwich since May 8, 1888, when addictions, and glass—these tickets are appeared in Connecticut near a Navy submarine base. Italian shopkeeper the soft drink was first indigestion. By 1900, considered the first Benedetto Capaldo served up loaded sandwiches he dubbed “grinders.” served by Dr. John S. sales of Coca-Cola coupons ever invented. Once the Navy yard began ordering 500 grinders each day, his creation was Pemberton at Jacob’s had reached 100 million Today Coca-Cola is as renamed the “submarine sandwich.” In New York City, the sandwich is called Pharmacy in Atlanta, annually. Perhaps this popular as ever. And it a “hero,” which many believe evolved out of a mispronunciation of the Greek Georgia. Coca-Cola surge in popularity had is still marketed as “gyro” sandwich. Where did hoagie come from? Another mispronunciation. was first marketed to do with Coca-Cola’s a medicinal cure for Shop owner Al De Palma created a massive sandwich fit for a “hog.” as a medicinal cure-all brilliant marketing stomach blockages. The Philadelphia accent warped his “hoggie” into the “hoagie.” beverage for ailments strategy of issuing tickets