FROM morris dancing and maypole twirling to crowning the May Queen, May Day is one of the UK’s oldest seasonal celebrations.
The practice has its roots in ancient pagan traditions that were persecuted by the Puritans.
The Swedish Day Midsummer Festival returns for its 113th year on Sunday, June 18, at Good Templar Park in Geneva. "Svenskarnas Dag" is the Midwest's oldest Midsummer festival, dating back to 1911.
In a nod to the past — the very old past — the village of Orland Park hosted a May Day celebration Saturday. The spring celebration can be traced back to Roman times, but the village’s historical ...
Maypole dancing on May Day to welcome the spring is a long-held tradition, and these pictures show dances across Oxfordshire, ...
What better way to usher in the summer than a picnic on the grounds of the Beaumont Botanical Gardens while children play, and dancers wrap brightly colored ribbons around a Maypole? After a two-year ...
For much of her childhood in White Salmon, Washington, Tristin Roy marked the first of May by clutching a long ribbon and twirling it around a maypole with the rest of her ballet class until an ...
Enjoy leather stamping, Maypole dancing, camel rides, and more ...
The author with friends at a Beltane celebration, featuring a Maypole (Photo: Emily Guenther) Beltane is a holiday celebrated by many Earth-based spiritual traditions. It falls on May 1st and is ...
Maypole dancing on May Day to welcome the spring is a long-held tradition, and these pictures show dances across Oxfordshire, ...
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