It’s that time of the year when you slap on the green paint and chuck flowers in your hair.
But for this year’s May Day 2016 celebrations, why not try something a little different?
Howabout, a giant green face mask or even rainbow coloured ribbons?
Here are a few costume ideas to get you in the mood this May Day Bank Holiday.
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1. Like a Blues Brother, but in green
2. In THIS – which everyone knows is a traditional Hobby Horse costume
3. By getting the horn
4. By dressing up so well people can’t spot which one of you’s the real Usain
5. With a smile that belies the fact you’re burning a virgin to appease the old gods after lunch
6. With a mask so none of your employees can identify you at the orgy later
7. With supplies stolen from the local primary school art cupboard
8. With an inexplicable paper mache bird
9. With the entire contents of your front garden on your head and shoulders
10. With a sensible coat and hat, because this is still England after all
11. With a shrug that says ‘I had this beard long before the hipsters’
12. With a dress that proves you can celebrate with pride
13. With a mask Green Lantern would give his magic ring for
14. By tying ribbons round a large erection
15. By getting the whole family involved
16. Like this, obviously
17. By wearing all your clothes at once and not caring if you get beer on them all
