The practice has its roots in ancient pagan traditions that were persecuted by the Puritans.

While I had vaguely heard of the Maypole dance over the years, the first one I experienced in person involved schoolchildren in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. My son had enrolled as a fifth grader in ...

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May Day is celebrated annually on May 1. It is an ancient spring festival in many European cultures and a widely observed International Workers’ Day (Labour Day) in many countries. Maypole dancing at ...

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May Day, or May 1, has been celebrated in many countries of the northern hemisphere for centuries in many different ways and with varying intentions. For example, in England, May Day is a celebration ...

Fourth-graders at Mary E. Dardess Elementary School perform the annual Maypole dance during the Arbor Day celebration Friday. The dance has been taking place at the school since sometime in the 1980s.

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