Maypole dancing is a much-loved tradition of the May Day holiday. Basically, you get dressed up in colorful clothing and dance around a tall pole decorated with flowers and ribbons (you hold onto ...

May Day celebrations date back to the time ... tradition of “a-maying” where they would gather flowers and dance around the maypole on the first of May. The Second International, an ...

If any one day can attract more meanings than one day can handle, May Day has! Few would think of it as a religious holiday, not just because it’s not a day off in our country, but rather ...

The words “mayday” and “May Day” refer to two very different things. Mayday is a distress call used by ship and aircraft crews as a plea for help. “May Day” refers to a holiday that is a ...

Join Ben Faulks for a programme all about May Day. Celebrating the start of summer; learning from the past, and the people who can help us to do that. Have a go at maypole / country dancing (there ...