The May Queen or Queen of May is a term which has two distinct but related meanings, as a mythical figure and as a holiday personification.

May Altar in Ireland, - Religious imagery of Mary as Queen of May, work of artist Clare O Hagan

A May Queen of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada circa 1877.

Festivals[link]

Today the May Queen is a girl who must ride or walk at the front of a parade for May Day celebrations. She wears a white gown to symbolise purity and usually a tiara or crown. Her duty is to begin the May Day celebrations. She is generally crowned by flowers and makes a speech before the dancing begins. Certain age groups dance round a Maypole celebrating youth and the spring time.

Sir James George Frazer found in the figure of the May Queen, a relic of tree worship:^[1]

According to popular British folklore, the tradition once had a sinister twist, in that the May Queen was put to death once the festivities were over. The veracity of this belief is difficult to establish, but while in truth it might just be an example of anti-pagan propaganda, frequent associations between May Day rituals, the occult and human sacrifice are still to be found in popular culture today. The Wicker Man, a cult horror film starring Christopher Lee, is a prominent example of these associations.

History[link]

In the High Middle Ages in England the May Queen was also known as the "Summer Queen". George C. Homans points out: "The time from Hocktide, after Easter Week, to Lammas (August 1) was summer (estas)."^[2]

In 1557, a London diarist called Henry Machyn wrote:

"The xxx day of May was a goly May-gam in Fanch-chyrchestrett with drumes and gunes and pykes, and ix wordes dyd ryd; and thay had speches evere man, and the morris dansse and the sauden, and an elevant with the castyll, and the sauden and yonge morens with targattes and darttes, and the lord and the lade of the Maye".

Translation: On the 30th day of May was a jolly May-game in Fenchurch Street (London) with drums and guns and pikes, The Nine Worthies did ride; and they all had speeches, and the morris dance and sultan and an elephant with a castle and the sultan and young moors with shields and arrows, and the lord and lady of the May".^[3]

Maintaining the tradition[link]

Many areas keep this tradition alive today. The oldest unbroken tradition is found in Hayfield, Derbyshire^[4] based on a much older May Fair. Another notable event includes the one in the Brentham Garden Suburb, England which hosts it annually. It has the second oldest unbroken tradition although the May Queen of All London Festival at Hayes Common in Bromley is a close contender. A May Day festival is held on the village green at Aldborough, North Yorkshire on a site that dates back to Roman times and the settlement of Isurium Brigantum. A May queen is selected from a group of 13 upward girls by the young dancers. She returns the next year to crown the new May Queen and stays in the procession.

A May Day celebration held annually in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada has the distinction of being the longest running May Day celebration of its kind in the British Commonwealth.^{[citation needed]} This May Day celebration began in 1870 and is one hundred and forty years of age. Archival film footage of New Westminster's May Day celebrations from 1932-1962 can be seen online at Quest for the Queens.

Cultural references to the May Queen[link]

• "The May Queen" is an early poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. (It is quoted in a scene in the 1938 movie The Dawn Patrol.)
• "May Queen" is the name of a poem by occultist Aleister Crowley.
• A May Queen is mentioned in the Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven". Anti-rock music Baptist preacher Michael Mills believes it is a reference to Crowley's poem, and he also believes it is in the middle of a Satanic backwards section.
• May Queen is the name of a ketch-rigged trading vessel built in 1867 at Franklin, Tasmania. She had a 106-year working life and is the oldest boat of her type afloat in the world. She is on the International Register of Significant Ships.
• "May Queen" is the title of a song on singer-songwriter Liz Phair's second album Whip-Smart.
• "May Queen" is the title of a song by Inkubus Sukkubus.
• "May Queen" is the title of a song by Black Box Recorder on their 2000 album The Facts of Life
• In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode, "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", Cordelia Chase becomes May Queen.
• A May Queen is mentioned in the Decemberists song "Angel, Won't You Call Me?"
• Benjamin Britten's chamber opera Albert Herring concerns the unsuccessful search for a suitable May Queen, culminating in the selection of a May King instead.
• The Queen of the May is featured as a sacrificial offering in the book Cowboys for Christ.
• For the May Queen is the title of a novel by Kate Evans.^[5]
• The May Queen is the subject of Edward German's opera Merrie England.
• The May Queen is the title of an anthology of women's writings about being in their thirties edited by Andrea N. Richesin.^[6]
• The May Queen is the title of a gesso panel designed by Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh for the Scottish Section at the Vienna Secession Exhibition, 1900. It was exhibited in the room designed by the architect, her husband Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
• In the 1984 Doctor Who serial The Awakening, the Fifth Doctor's companion Tegan Jovanka becomes 'The Queen of the May' during a war game gone awry.

See also[link]

• May Day
• May crowning
• The Green Man

References[link]

External links[link]

• A translation of Grimm's Saga No. 365 about Hertha, Mother Earth, and a web essay on how she became the May Queen

Look up Queen or queen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Queen may refer to:

In government and monarchy[link]

• Queen regnant, a female monarch of equivalent power to a male king
• Any of the three currently living queens regnant:
• Beatrix of the Netherlands (born 1938), Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba
• Elizabeth II (born 1926), Queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
• Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940), Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark
• Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
• Queen dowager, a former queen consort whose husband has died
• Queen mother, either a queen dowager, or a queen regant who has abdicated, whose son or daughter has become the monarch

Music[link]

• Queen (band), a British rock band
• Queen (album), the band's debut album
• "The Queen" (Velvet song), 2009
• "The Queen", a song by Lady Gaga from Born This Way (special edition)
• Queen (Kaya album)
• Queen Records, a former subsidiary record label of King Records

In arts and literature[link]

• Queen (Snow White), a character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• The Red Queen (Through the Looking-Glass), a character in Through the Looking Glass
• The Queen of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
• Queen (magazine), a British women's magazine
• The Queen (film), a 2006 film starring Dame Helen Mirren
• Queen: The Story of an American Family, a book by Alex Haley and a 1993 TV mini-series based on that book

In zoology[link]

• Queen insects, an aspect of eusociality
• Queen ant
• Queen bee
• Queen (butterfly), a North and South American butterfly

In religion and folklore[link]

• May Queen, the goddess of spring or a young girl chosen to personify her as part of a springtime celebration
• Queen of Heaven, a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus
• Queen of heaven (antiquity), a title given to a number of ancient goddesses
• Queen Mab, a fairy in the play Romeo and Juliet
• Queen Maya (mother of Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of Gautama Buddha

In games[link]

• Queen (chess), a chess piece; also used as a verb to describe the changing of a pawn into a queen when it reaches the eighth rank
• Queen (playing card), a card or cards in a deck of playing cards or tarot cards

Automobiles[link]

• Queen (Canadian automobile), built from 1901 to 1903
• Queen (English automobile), built from 1904 to 1905
• Queen (American automobile), built from 1904 to 1907

Other[link]

• Queen (slang)
• Queen bed, a size of bed
• Queen (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• QUEEN (project) Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North
• Queen (1773), a sailing ship used a convict ship dispatched in 1791 from England to Australia
• Queen, New Mexico

See also[link]

• The Queen (disambiguation)
• Queens (disambiguation), including "Queen's"
• Queen bee (disambiguation)
• Queen Street (disambiguation), any of several streets
• Winter Queen (disambiguation)
• Queening (disambiguation)

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Kim yoo jung(Korean 김유정 January 11th, 1908 ~ March 29th, 1937)is Korean novelist. he is Korean famous novelist. his novel is 소낙비(The Shower, 1935), 봄봄(spring). he was born in Gwang won do chun chun. and he died in March 29th 1937 because of pulmonary tuberculosis. he almost wrote farm viliage story. his novel is lyrical. South Korean people love his novel. The sation named Kim yoo jung also exists.

Novel 소나기 (The Shower, 1935) 동백꽃 (camellia flower, 1935) 금따는 콩밭 (Golden pea patch 1935)

Han Ji-hye (born June 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress.

Career[link]

Born Lee Ji-hye, she used the stage name Han Ji-hye upon learning that her real name would cause confusion among fans since an older actress, Lena Lee, also has the same Korean name.

Han debuted as a model, then started acting in supporting roles in TV dramas such as Summer Scent. She landed her first leading role in Sweet 18. The next couple of years saw Han starring in low-rating dramas, but her 2007 daily drama Likeable or Not became very popular, topping the ratings chart during its run and recording the highest rating for a daily drama since 2000.^[1] Han then displayed newfound maturity and great improvement in her acting in the 2008 epic drama East of Eden.^[2]

In 2008, Han along with Leon Jay Williams sang the Korean and Chinese versions of Olympic theme song "Friends."^[3] She was brought to the project via a proposal from the Chinese Olympic committee to sing "Friends" as the official swimming theme of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre at the Beijing Olympics.^[4] Less than a year later, she again recorded a digital single, an upbeat electro-pop song titled "Luv Luv."^[5]

After studying the craft of shoemaking and design in Florence, Italy, Han collaborated with existing shoe brand Jinny Kim to design and produce her own line, called "H by Jinny Kim." This was documented on the cable program O'live TV Han Ji-hye: Shoes! My Dream!.^[6] The Fall/Winter 2009 collection were sold in major department stores in Seoul and the surrounding metro areas, as well as in a well-known department store in Singapore and various online shopping malls.^[7]

Han published My Fair Lady, a collection of autobiographical lifestyle essays. The volume focused on Han’s hobbies and daily life rather than on her onscreen work and contained Han’s writings about her experiences as a twentysomething single woman, as well as her reflections on her life. It also touched on the various projects she has undertaken such as designing shoes, studying tea ceremony, learning about ceramics, DIY furniture making, fabric art, and more.^[8]

Director Lee Joon-ik cast Han in his period action film Blades of Blood without auditioning her — not for her talents, but for her Asian-looking eyes. Aside from finding her single eyelid unique and difficult to find these days, Lee liked that she related to him in a natural manner.^[9] Han said that Lee scolded her a lot in the beginning of the shoot for not acting well, so she used the pain in her heart to portray her character such that she improved towards the middle of the filming and learned a lot from him.^[10] She also sang on the soundtrack, having played a gisaeng in the film.^[11]

In 2011 she starred in her first historical series The Duo.^[12] She played a woman who helps a young man achieve his dreams in the single-episode drama Pianist,^[13] and a visually impaired teacher in the 2-part Chuseok special Dangerous Gift.^[14]

Personal life[link]

Han was in a long-term relationship with Sweet 18 and My Boyfriend Is Type B^[15] leading man Lee Dong-gun.^[16][17] The couple had a highly publicized breakup in early 2008.^[18]

On September 21, 2010, Han married her boyfriend, a public prosecutor,^[19] in a private ceremony in Hawaii.^[20]

Han's Twitter account is "blueberryhjh1".

Filmography[link]

TV drama[link]

• SBS: Great Luck Family (2002–2003)
• MBC: 남자의 향기 Scent of a Man (2003)
• KBS: 여름향기 Summer Scent (2003)
• SBS: Open Drama Man and Woman "One More Step Than Love" (2003)
• MBC: 내 인생의 콩깍지 The Bean Chaff of My Life (2003)
• KBS: 낭랑18세 Sweet 18 (2004)
• SBS: 반전드라마 Banjun Drama (2004)
• SBS: 섬마을 선생님 Island Village Teacher (2004)
• MBC: 비밀남녀 Secret Lovers (2005)
• KBS: 구름계단 Cloud Stairs (2006)
• KBS: 미우나 고우나 Likeable or Not (2007–2008)
• MBC: 에덴의 동쪽 East of Eden (2008–2009)
• CCTV: 天堂绣 Heavenly Embroidery (2010)
• KBS: Drama Special 피아니스트 "Pianist" (2010)
• MBC: 짝패 The Duo (2011)
• SBS: Chuseok Special 선물 "Gift" (2011)

Film[link]

• 굳세어라 금순아 Saving My Hubby (2002)
• 싱글즈 Singles (2003)
• B형 남자친구 My Boyfriend Is Type B (2005)
• 허밍 Humming (2008)
• 구르믈 버서난 달처럼 Blades of Blood (2010)

Music video[link]

• 그댄 행복에 살텐데 (Leeds, 2002)
• 잊을 수 있을까요? (Leeds, 2003)
• <Part 1> 휠릴리 Whistle to Me (Hwilili) <Part 2> Andante (Lee Soo Young, 2004)
• 포에버 유 Forever You (Lee Soo Young, 2005)
• 광화문 연가 Gwanghwamun Love Song (Lee Soo Young, 2005)

Discography[link]

• Love You Forever (2 duet tracks from Humming OST, 2008)
• Friends (Beijing Olympics swimming theme song, 2008)
• Luv Luv (digital single featuring Soul Tronik, 2009)
• 상사몽 (track from Blades of Blood OST, 2010)

Books[link]

• My Fair Lady (essays, 2010)

Fashion Design[link]

• H by Jinny Kim (shoe line, 2009)

Awards[link]

• 2001: Korea Supermodel Contest - Special Prize
• 2003: KBS Drama Awards - Best New Actress (Summer Scent)
• 2004: Baeksang Arts Awards - Best New Actress (Sweet 18)
• 2004: MBC Entertainment Awards - Best New Star, Variety Show category
• 2006: Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards - Best Dresser, TV Actress category
• 2007: KBS Drama Awards - Female Excellence Award for Daily Drama (Likeable or Not)
• 2008: Korea Drama Festival - Female Excellence Award (Likeable or Not)
• 2008: MBC Drama Awards - Female Excellence Award (East of Eden)
• 2009: Asia Model Festival Awards - Model Star Award
• 2009: Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation - Plaque of Appreciation
• 2010: Korea International Jewelry & Watch Fair - Best Jewelry Lady

References[link]

External links[link]

• Mini-Homepage at Cyworld (Korean)
• Han Ji-hye at Wayz Company (Korean)
• Han Ji-hye at Yedang Entertainment (Korean)
• Fan Cafe at Daum (Korean)
• Han Ji-hye at HanCinema

Jae Hee (born Lee Hyun-kyoon, 25 May 1980) is a South Korean actor who made his on-screen debut in the Korean drama School. He got his first break as a lead actor in Kim Ki-duk’s movie 3-Iron which won awards both locally and internationally and in effect opened more opportunities for Jae Hee in the entertainment industry.

In 2005, he became the lead actor for the internationally admired Korean Drama Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang where he played Mong Ryong and won the Best Actor award. Because of his critically acclaimed performance in Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang, its makers cast him again for a lead role in another romantic comedy series which was shown on the second quarter of 2007 entitled Witch Yoo Hee where he played a chef.

Jae Hee has been known for his sense of fashion and has his own fashion line for casual wear. On the 5th of August 2008 he joined the military for two years.

Filmography[link]

Dramas[link]

• 1998 : Steal My Heart
• 2000 KBS 2TV: School
• 2001 MBC: Wuri's Family
• 2002 MBC: To Be With You
• 2005 KBS 2TV: Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang
• 2005 SBS: My Girl (cameo)
• 2007 SBS: Witch Yoo Hee
• 2008 KBS TV: One Mom and Three Dads
• 2008 KBS 2TV: Hometown Legends
• 2011 Channel A: Color Of Woman

Films[link]

• 1998: Ghost in Love
• 2000: Bloody Beach
• 2004: 3-Iron
• 2006: Art of Fighting
• 2007: The Single Sitting on Both Sides of the Fence
• 2007: Evil Twin
• 2008: Mandate
• 2010: Tekken

Awards[link]

• 2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple (with Han Chae-young in Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang)
• Best new male actor of the 25th Qinglong Movie Festival in Korea (in the movie 3-Iron)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jae Hee at the Internet Movie Database

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