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  The Lily of the Valley ( Convallaria majalis ), also known as May Bells, Our Lady's Tears, and Mary's Tears, blooms in spring from early May. In France, 1 May is the Labour Day holiday. It is a tradition to give others a sprig of Lily of the Valley ( Muguet  in French) as a symbol of good luck. The tradition began in mediaeval times, which became official on 1 May 1561 when King Charles IX received a sprig and subsequently gave a sprig to  every lady in his court.      MARTINA NICOLLS MartinaNicollsWebsite    I    Rainy Day Healing    I    Martinasblogs    I    Publications    I    Facebook    I    Paris Website    I    Paris blogs    I   Animal Website    I   Flower Website   I   Global Gentlemanliness SUBSCRIBE TO MARTINA NICOLLS FOR NEWS AND UPDATES  Martina Nicolls is an Australian author and international human rights-based consultant in education, healing and wellbeing, peace and stabilization, and foreign aid audits and evaluations. She lives in Paris.