May flowers

Today, May 1st, is a national holiday in Peru. Officially, it's international labor day, so the workers of the world are honored with a day off. However in reality, Peruvians in the sierra use May Day to celebrate florecer (flowering): the same basic idea expressed in the English saying "April showers bring May flowers." May marks the end of the rainy season, and the supposed emergence of flowers in the meadows, and it's a campo tradition to spend the day outside celebrating and honoring mother nature.