A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may...

participants, and fixed musical forms known as caroles. Some, such as the maypole dance are common to many nations, while others such as the céilidh and the...

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Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers in costume...

(sometimes with a male companion), and setting up a Maypole, May Tree or May Bush, around which people dance. Bonfires are also part of the festival in some...

festivals, as with Gudi Padwa in Indian State of Maharashtra and the maypole dance in Europe. In some cultures they may represent sacred trees or tools...

the folk customs which are claimed to have pagan roots (such as the Maypole dance) actually date from the Middle Ages. He concluded that the idea that...

Perkhuli Samaia Maypole Schuhplattler Waltz Zwiefacher The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt...

theme music to the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. A "maypole dance", in 4 4 time, from the suite My Native Heath written in 1924 by the...