The May devotions developed as baroque form by devoutness and documents occupy, that the first May devotion took place 1784 in Ferrara. May devotions enjoy in catholic Bavaria of large popularity. Many churches and chapels are decorated in May with Hortensien and other spring flowers and depending upon rectory to find to three a times weekly May devotions instead of.

In 19.Century became generally accepted this devotion form in the catholic church. In Germany there was the first May devotion 1841 in the monastery of the good female shepherds in Munich Haidhausen. Particularly are in catholic Bavaria the large and small Marien places of pilgrimage like such as Maria Birkenstein in the district bad brook, Altötting or the Pilgrimage after Andechs on the “holy mountain”. Into the 50's it was usual in many families, to arrange in the month May also at home a May altar. A Marien statue with flowers became, preferably with lilies of the valley, decorated.