Independence Day (India) subcontinent into India and Pakistan. At the 1929 Lahore session of the Indian National Congress, the "Purna Swaraj" declaration, or "Declaration of the Independence of India" was promulgated, and 15 August was declared as Independence Day. The Congress called on people to pledge themselves to civil disobedience and "to carry out the Congress instructions issued from time to time" until India attained complete independence. Celebration of such an Independence Day was envisioned to stoke nationalistic fervour among Indian citizens, and to force the British government to consider granting independence. The Congress observed 26 January as the Independence Day between 1930
Now Is the Month of Maying Now Is the Month of Maying "Now is the month of maying" is one of the most famous of the English balletts (a light dancelike part song similar to a madrigal, frequently with a 'fa-la-la' chorus). It was written by Thomas Morley and published in 1595. It is based on the canzonet "So ben mi ch'a bon tempo" used by Orazio Vecchi in his 1590 "Selva di varia ricreatione". It was printed in Thomas Morley's "First Book of Ballets to Five Voyces" (1595). The song delights in bawdy double-entendre. It is apparently about spring dancing, but this is a metaphor