The Sigla Blog

The month of May is traditionally associated with all sorts of images: the beginnings of summer; Maypoles, those symbols of phallic fertility; and on May 1st, international workers day. That Orwell was an ardent socialist is not in doubt and so many of his characters trundle along bearing the yoke of worker oppression. Many of […]

Today is May 1st which is not only Beltane, a pagan spring festival, it’s May Day, a day marking the efforts and achievements of workers around the world. It’s only in the last few years that it’s become a bank holiday in Ireland though and generally anyone trying to mark the day has, in the […]