Welcome to the year's merriest monthWe are already in the merry month of May, not that there's much to be merry about these days. A big influence, especially in Britain, is because the month coincides with the arrival of summer and alleged warmer weather. It is the month when flowers bloom, trees blossom and England indeed resembles "a green and pleasant land". In The Canterbury Tales he refers to the squire being "as fresh as the month of May". For the curious, it is the only British plant that is named after the month in which it flowers.

Source: Bangkok Post May 02, 2021 00:00 UTC