We didn't put up decorations this year, but today is Law Day, U.S.A. The theme for Law Day 2021, according to the American Bar Association, is "Advancing the Rule of Law Now." The ABA says the theme reminds us that "we the people share the responsibility to promote the rule of law, defend liberty, and pursue justice."
President Biden, in his Law Day message, urges "my fellow Americans to join me in recommitting ourselves to promoting and advancing the rule of law and delivering freedom and equality for all."
Today, of course, is also May Day, which, depending on how you use the term, is either a traditional Celtic holiday, also known as Beltane, or (so Wikipedia says) the International Workers' Day chosen by "the Socialists and Communists of the Second International to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago." On the Catholic calendar, today is the Feast Day of St. Joseph the Worker.
Truth to tell, the Catholic feast and Law Day are both Cold War responses to the popularity of May Day. Not the pagan, Celtic May Day -- the other one.
Well-Being Week in Law starts Monday.
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