Its French name, muguet, sometimes appears in the names of perfumes imitating the flower's scent. In pre-modern England, the plant was known as glovewort (as it was a wort used to create a salve for sore hands), or Apollinaris (according to a legend that it was discovered by Apollo ).

The meaning of MUGUET is lily of the valley. French, lily-of-the-valley, woodruff, from Old French, from muguete, muguede (in nois muguete, nois muguede nutmeg); from the odor

Apr 30, 2021 · Muguet – pronounced Moo-gay is also the French word for thrush. It is considered special because it is fleeting, only flowering between late April and mid-June, for 3 to 4 weeks, often in shady undergrowth.

Apr 30, 2015 · Offering a little muguet in spring was common in mediaeval times, but it seems that it became officialised on May 1st, 1561 when King Charles IX, having received a sprig himself, decided to return the gesture and offers the flower to every lady in his court.

May 1, 2024 · In the final days of April, farmers markets and flower stalls in France are overtaken by tiny bouquets of lily of the valley, known as muguet in French. They are traditionally sold on May 1, in honor of the Fête du Travail, the French Labor Day.

A sprig of le muguet is traditionally given to loved ones to bring good fortune for the year ahead. Long associated with spring, renewal and luck, lily of the valley is given as a gift in France on 1 May, a public holiday known as La Fête du Muguet.

Apr 30, 2006 · le muguet (mew-geh) n.m. : lily of the valley Question: So what are the French doing today, the first of May, besides la grasse matinée? Answer: Waving snow-white porte-bonheurs through the air and wishing each other good luck!

Apr 16, 2013 · Muguet (Lily of the Valley) is traditionally given to friends in France on 1st May to wish them luck. The plant has a long tradition in France. Read more.

Apr 29, 2019 · The first of May is a two-in-one holiday in France! It is both May Day (La Fête du Muguet) and Labor Day (La Fête du Travail). This springtime tradition and celebration of workers rights is a major public holiday in France. Traditions of the Day

Dec 3, 2020 · Spring across Europe sees the blooming of the pretty white flowers of lily-of-the-Valley, known in French as muguet. But ahead of certain date you will see these blooms on sale everywhere in...