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103: 1520: 755: 568: 502: 1338: 992: 1563: 366: 746:, a village in the Dolomites in Veneto, which likely predates the Napoleonic period. Here, a number of quarters and hamlets erect a maypole in the form of a larch whose branches and bark are almost completely removed. Only the top branches are left. A red flag is normally attached, although Italian flags or flags of other countries (Colombia, Bolivia for example) or artists (Bob Marley) are also attested. Around the maypole, quarters and hamlets give feasts with music, food, and alcohol which usually last until the dawn of 1 May. The Maypole is locally called 'Majo' (May in the local dialect). 878: 1378: 354: 1366: 1544: 1153: 115: 2059: 1445:. Morton likewise (to shew his poetry) composed sundry rimes & verses, some tending to lasciviousness, and others to the detraction & scandal of some persons, which he affixed to this idle or idol May-pole. They changed also the name of their place, and instead of calling it Mount Wollaston, they call it Merie-mounted, as if this jollity would have lasted ever. But this continued not long, for after Morton was sent for England, shortly after came over that worthy gentleman, Mr. 1008: 866: 3774: 2817: 805: 259: 493:

meant" (and neighbours etc.) is/are left to just guess/speculate about the identity of the involved.) These individual may trees can be spotted in other regions of the country, too, and even in urban environments where people sometimes have to get quite creative in finding a spot and way to fix them somewhere (as opposed to easier, traditional places with garden soil to just "plant" (stick) it in or fence posts to bind it to).

983:("The little frogs"). Ring dancing is mostly popular with small children. The central part played by young children in the celebration emphasizes the procreation aspect of the celebration. Yet another pointer in this direction is the custom that young maidens expect to dream of their future mate if they pick seven different flowers and place them under their pillow when they go to bed on this day only. 1137:, where local officials stopped the erection of maypoles for traditional games. Scholars suspect but have no way to prove, that the lack of such records indicates official connivance in the flouting of the prohibition. However, they are certain that the prohibition turned maypole dancing into a symbol of resistance to the Long Parliament and to the republic that followed it. 1449:, who brought a patent under the broad seal, for the government of Massachusetts, who visiting those parts caused the May-pole to be cutt downe, and rebuked them for their profanes, and admonished them to look there should be better walking; so they now, or others, changed the name of their place again, and called it Mount-Dagon. 1240:

morning and prizes may be awarded for the most impressive. This tradition is known as garlanding and was a central feature of Mayday celebrations in central and southern England until the mid-19th century. After that time, it began to be replaced by formally organized school-centered celebrations. It

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In the morning, they compared who got the longer May Pole, tried to guess who gave it to them and often, which envious lover has plucked the tree. Unlike other May Poles, in Hungary it was the length of the tree that mattered, which would ultimately convince the girls to go out with the men. This was

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The base was a tall tree stripped of its bark, with the foliage left only at the top (usually 12-15 meters), but it could also be a smaller tree or a large, flowering, greenish branch. They also tried to personalise the trees, decorating them with small gifts, combs, mirrors but also thorny branches

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The practice became increasingly popular throughout the ensuing centuries, with the maypoles becoming "communal symbols" that brought the local community together – in some cases, poorer parishes would join up with neighboring ones in order to obtain and erect one, whilst in other cases, such as in

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the pagan symbol into the semblance of a cross, although not completely successful. Common in all of Sweden are traditional ring dances, mostly in the form of dances where participants alternate dancing and making movements and gestures based on the songs, such as pretending to scrub laundry while

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when they tore the pole down, while dancing one last time. The máj-kerék was placed on it that day, a wagon wheel on the end of a high pole, decorated with ribbons, wine bottles and linen scarves. Its placement was a metaphor for the fulfilment of a love affair. If the kitáncolás didn't happen that

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trees, complete with their spring green foliage, often decorated with multicoloured satin (sometimes crepe paper) streamers, in front of the house of their sweetheart. (Sometimes, but rarely, additionally with a (heartshaped) sign bearing the name of the adored person. Normally the person who "is

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has a maypole situated at the crossroads of Main Street and Shore Road/Church Road in the center of the town. It is the only Maypole in Ireland. Although the origin is uncertain, it is thought that the original maypole dates from the 18th century, when a Dutch ship ran aground offshore. The latest

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As revived, the dance is performed by pairs of boys and girls (or men and women) who stand alternately around the base of the pole, each holding the end of a ribbon. They weave in and around each other, boys going one way and girls going the other and the ribbons are woven together around the pole

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Often it was only in front of the priest and judge's house that a tall May Pole was erected, but every girl had to have at least one branch. Usually each suitor would put one in the girl's garden. Often they would carve it out and write the boy's name on it. The cutting and wood delivery had to be

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After we've gone to get the pole in thirty or forty people, we placed it like a six-month child. We walked in procession with this tree and not even a single leaf had to touch the ground. We had to raise it without making it touch the ground, holding it in our arms like a child. For us it was the

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was followed in various forms, has led to speculation by some that the maypoles were in some way a relic of a Germanic pagan tradition. One theory holds that they were a remnant of the Germanic reverence for sacred trees, as there is evidence for various sacred trees and wooden pillars that were

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in 1832. The story revolves around a young couple feeling the influence of nature who get betrothed in the presence of a Maypole and face Puritan ire. Hawthorne based his story on events in colonial New England history, borrowing from a story of Thomas Mortan whose settlement opposed the rigid

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In some regions, a somewhat different Maypole tradition existed: the carrying of highly decorated sticks. The sticks had hoops or cross-sticks or swags attached, covered with flowers, greenery, or artificial materials such as crepe paper. Children would take these hand-held poles to school on

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meant, the boy has abandoned his courtship. The ornaments of the wheel were raced to be taken down by the men climbing up the pole. Often, however, they would play tricks on each other by putting water with paprika in a bottle on top of the tree instead of wine. The winner was declared the

29: 332:, but only if they managed to do this every year on 9 August before 5 p.m. Following a "theft" of the tree in 1974, Leuven has also claimed ownership of the only official Meyboom. Ever since, the two cities have been involved in a friendly rivalry to decide who has the "real" Meyboom. 966:, and not the month of May. The traditions surrounding the maypoles vary locally, as does the design of the poles, although the design featuring a cross and two rings is most common nowadays. A perhaps more original incarnation is the one still in use in the Swedish landscape of 321:

in Brussels is reminiscent of a long-standing (folkloric) feud with Leuven, dating back to 1213. In that year, a brawl broke out between the two cities, which saw the former victorious. To commemorate this event, Brussels was granted, almost 100 years later, the eternal right by

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were believed to have magical properties. All of them were often put up as an ornament to bring good luck and protect against witches' spells, since it was generally believed by the Hungarians that they can be protected against with different types of weed and herbs.

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where the raising of the traditional maypole on 1 May in the village square is a cause for much celebration. Some poles are painted in the Bavarian colors of white and blue; most are decorated with emblems depicting local crafts and industry. In Bavaria, the

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theorizes that the maypoles were simply a part of the general rejoicing at the return of summer, and the growth of new vegetation. In this way, they bore similarities with the May Day garlands which were also a common festival practice in Britain and Ireland.

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Folklorist D. R. Rowe refers to the practice as starting on 28 November 1836 at the Victoria Theatre, London. A contemporary theatre review refers to the performance on that night, in a melodrama, of 'a novel and excellent dance around the

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to create their own colony, setting up a maypole in the center of the settlement, and behaving in such a way as to receive the scorn and disapproval of the nearby colonies, as well as an officer of the king, bearing patent for the state of

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In the countryside, may dances and maypoles appeared sporadically even during the Interregnum, but the practice was revived substantially after the Restoration. By the 19th century, the maypole had been subsumed into the symbology of

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done in secret, under the cover of night, so that the lady in question would not suspect anything. When the family saw the boys, if the girl liked the suitor, they invited them in to dinner and proudly left the tree in the garden.

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church. The maypole there was the tallest by far, reaching over 130 feet (40 m), and it stood until being blown over by a high wind in 1672 when it was moved to Wanstead in Essex and served as a mount for the telescope of

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The lovers were always assisted by a (often drunken) courting team of similar boys. If two boys liked the same girl, after one team had erected the maypole, the other would secretly take it away and dig his own in its place.

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Ronald Hutton has stated, however, that "there is no historical basis for his claim and no sign that the people who used maypoles thought that they were phallic" and that "they were not carved to appear so."

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in the City of London is named after the maypole that was kept under its eaves and set up each spring until 1517 when student riots put an end to the custom. The maypole itself survived until 1547 when a

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is procured, prepared and then stored in some building, like a farmer's barn days or weeks before being erected on 1 May. The young men (nowadays probably women, too) from the villages try to steal the

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The symbolism of the maypole has been continuously debated by folklorists for centuries, although no definitive answer has been found. Some scholars classify maypoles as symbols of the world axis (

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periods, although it became less popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, the tradition is still observed in some parts of Europe and among European communities in the Americas.

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dancing troupes) involving complicated weaves and unweaves, but they are not well known today. However, such dances are performed every Mayday around the permanent Maypole at

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in 1639, people stole the poles of neighboring communities, leading to violence. In some cases the wood for the pole was obtained illegally, for instance in 1603, the earl of

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originates a somewhat different, private, maytree tradition. During the night before 1 May, traditionally unmarried men, but nowadays persons of any gender, erect cut young

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Europe and the neighboring areas which they have influenced, its origins remain unknown. It has often been speculated that the maypole originally had some importance in the

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They also set up a May-pole, drinking and dancing about it many days together, inviting the Indian women, for their consorts, dancing and frisking together, (like so many

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in 1721: on a given signal, the crowd assembled in Palace Square converged on a collection of hams, sausages and live animals hidden beneath leafy branches outside the

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as the state faith, and the practice of maypoles was reinstated. Under later English monarchs, the practice was sporadic, being banned in certain areas, such as

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celebrations which occur in May. In New Westminster, British Columbia, dancing around the maypole and May Day celebrations have been held for 149 years.

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from each other (out of the storage places) which is why the men/ people of the village take turns in watching over it. If a village manages to steal a

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celebrations in local schools and communities. Often the Maypole dance will be accompanied by other dances as part of a presentation to the public.

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In addition to the love May Poles, there were also community May Poles in front of churches and pubs, around which they had fun until the evening.

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The early history and antiquities of Freemasonry: as connected with ancient Norse guilds, and the oriental and mediæval building fraternities

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who stated that maypoles were erected "simply" as "signs that the happy season of warmth and comfort had returned." Their shape allowed for

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to be hung from them and were first seen, at least in the British Isles, between AD 1350 and 1400 within the context of medieval Christian

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through the village, usually ending at a central place and/or restaurant and usually watched by crowds of spectators and accompanied by a

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or the First Stag. During the demolition, young people dressed merely in green branches collected a "ransom", all around the village.

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in the 16th century led to increasing disapproval of maypoles and other May Day practices from various Protestants who viewed them as

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may remain in place all year round or may be taken down at the end of May. The trunk may then be stored until the following year.

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still occurs from place to place but is invariably a reinstatement of a local custom that had lapsed decades earlier.

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In Hungary these were called Májusfa. They were danced around, usually decorated with a full bottle of wine, with

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If the communal tree is erected already on the eve of 1 May, then the event is usually followed by a May dance or

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has been stolen from has to invite the whole village of the thieves to free beer and a festivity to get it back.

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which were under English influence. However, the earliest recorded evidence comes from a Welsh poem written by

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in the 19th century. However, the maypole remained an anti-religious symbol to some theologians, as shown by "

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rather,) and worse practices. As if they had a new revived & celebrated the feasts of the Roman Goddess

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until they meet at the base. There are also more complex dances for set numbers of (practiced) dancers (the

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was angered when trees were removed from his estates for use as maypoles without his permission.

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May Pole in Hungary. When the girl sees this, she lights three matches to show that she likes it.

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Nart sagas from the Caucasus: myths and legends from the Circassians, Abazas, Abkhaz, and Ubykhs

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The earliest use of the Maypole in America occurred in 1628, when William Bradford, governor of

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and wickedness." The only recorded breach of the Long Parliament's prohibition was in 1655 in

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Royal support contributed to the outlawing of maypole displays and dancing during the English

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maypole was damaged and removed after a storm in February 2021. The remains were removed by

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is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a

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celebrations, banned under the Commonwealth, were revived in 1660. The maypole at

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Governor Bradford's censure of the Maypole tradition played a central role in

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This article is about the tall wooden pole and its dance. For other uses, see

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in the mid-14th century, in which he described how people used a tall

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Tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals

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cultural and religious standards of the Plymouth colony Puritans.

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today, a Maypole dance nearly identical to that celebrated in the

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venerated by the pagans across much of Germanic Europe, including

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The tallest maypoles in Britain may be found in the villages of

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La Cucaña (The Tree of Cockaigne or The Greased Climbing Pole)

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Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain

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the maypole rite in the southern part of the March became a

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singing about washing, or jumping as frogs during the song

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Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology

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ascended the throne after Edward's death, she reinstated

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Traditional Maypole music and dances with references

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Archived from 1910:(in Dutch). 8 August 2012. Archived from 1777: 1636: 1228:and events are often supervised by local 853:Learn how and when to remove this message 524:and rags, reflecting negative qualities. 2771:The fall and rise of the Barwick Maypole 2737:maypole festival held in the village of 2542: 1726: 1669:Jones, Prudence; Pennick, Nigel (1997). 1376: 1364: 1336: 1151: 1006: 990: 876: 864: 753: 566: 500: 377:In Germany and Austria, the maypole (or 364: 352: 257: 113: 101: 27: 2464: 2444:"2004 Stroud 700th Anniversary Maypole" 1834: 1696:"Article VII: Sacred Trees and Flowers" 1478:Deprived of root, and branch, and rind, 1441:, or the beastly practices of the madd 647:protests. After the institution of the 3791: 3561:Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum 2701: 2663: 2629:. Cambridge University Press. p. 2620: 2410:. Barwick-in-Elmet Historical Society. 2296: 2283: 2274: 2242: 2230: 2218: 2174:"A Lamon l'antica tradizione del Majo" 2004: 1998: 1865: 1749: 1731:. The MacMillan Company. p. 166. 1693: 1653: 1484:They bloom in less than half an hour; 1301:(20 metres or 65 feet) and Paganhill, 348: 243: 70:Primarily found within the nations of 32:Dancing around the midsummer pole, in 3259: 2788: 2586: 2527: 2192: 2010:Rick Steves' Germany and Austria 2008 1027:, the maypole was found primarily in 623:. In 1889, the first congress of the 142:. In 1588, at Holy Trinity Church in 1980:"Meiboom op dak nieuw provinciehuis" 1805: 1369:A maypole at a Renaissance faire in 1324:and a replacement pole was ordered. 831:adding citations to reliable sources 798: 335:It is also customary, mostly in the 2667:Encyclopedia of American Literature 2564: 2465:Beattie, Jilly (23 February 2021). 1322:Ards and North Down Borough Council 1171:occurred in 1660, common people in 794: 182:views held that the universe was a 13: 1926: 1385:Maypole tradition originated when 1090:many maypoles, such as the famous 905:and in a few villages in southern 611:(Liberty tree), the symbol of the 274:In Belgium, the Maypole is called 14: 3840: 2724: 2405: 2359:. Edinburgh: J. Stillie. p. 2162:(in Italian). ISML Ascoli Piceno. 1727:Washburn, Hopkins Edward (1928). 1480:Yet flowers I bear of every kind: 1082:in England and Wales, Protestant 986: 783:(with the use of the maypole) to 471:. Depending on local custom, the 3773: 3772: 2815: 1561: 1542: 1518: 1464: 1360: 803: 655:ritual. At the top of the tree ( 2557: 2536: 2521: 2503: 2473: 2458: 2436: 2414: 2408:"Maypole Raising 30th May 2005" 2399: 2367: 2345: 2333: 2321: 2248: 2236: 2224: 2186: 2166: 2120: 2098: 2078: 2052: 2026: 1972: 1942: 1896: 1871: 1616: 1504:The Token and Atlantic Souvenir 881:A midsummer pole at harbour in 571:A traditional 'red' maypole in 395:. In most areas, especially in 2731:Barwick-in-Elmet Maypole Trust 2664:Joshua, Matthews (June 2013). 2546:History of Plymouth Plantation 2481:"Victoria Day Maypole Dancers" 2258:. 8 April 1644. Archived from 1828: 1806:Fort, George Franklin (1881). 1799: 1771: 1743: 1720: 1694:Foster, Theodore (July 1863). 1687: 1662: 1482:And such is my prolific power, 742:The same ritual is known from 369:Rhenish maypole for a girl in 1: 2530:"A Decade of Maypole Dancing" 2156:Vagnarelli, Gianluca (2012). 2134:(in Italian). InItalia.it Srl 2040:(in Hungarian). 30 April 2020 2012:. Avalon Travel. p. 45. 1630: 707:, Porchia (Montalto Marche), 193:Some observers have proposed 130:concurs with Swedish scholar 106:Dance around the Maypole, by 2670:(Third ed.). EPUB 2–3. 2094:(in Italian). 28 April 2017. 946:also occurs, where the word 869:Erection of midsommarstång, 536:, similar to the Hajnalfa. 462:ropes and ladders are used. 97: 7: 2708:. Oxford University Press. 2652:the maypole of merry mount. 2587:Bloom, Harold, ed. (2001). 2422:"Welford-Upon-Avon Maypole" 1950:"De Meyboom stunt van 1974" 1904:"De Meyboom stunt van 1974" 1577: 1491:The May-Pole of Merry Mount 1271:(27 metres or 88 feet 108:Pieter Brueghel the Younger 51:The festivals may occur on 10: 3845: 2751:Frequently Asked Questions 2694: 2621:Person, Leland S. (2007). 2543:Bradford, William (1856). 2106:"Festa del Palo di Maggio" 1986:(in Dutch). 29 August 2017 1757:. Routledge. p. 119. 1673:. 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