as part of a Morris Dance at the Stellwagen Farm. The farm, a historic site in Orland Park, hosted a maypole dance and celebration. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown) The May Day celebration ...

Summer solstice in the UK explained Some of those include dancing around the Maypole, crowning a May Queen and of course watching (or participating in) some Morris Dancing. The maypole is thought ...

The Renaissance faire revels in authenticity with jousting, human chess matches, medieval vendors and, of course, medieval food. And, certainly, Morris dancing also has deep roots in medieval England.

In some places, festivities begin on the evening of April 30 with bonfires, while others welcome May Day at dawn with Morris dancers, and maypole games. Others are more intimate, such as the ...

People around the UK celebrate May Day in lots of different ways including maypole dancing, Morris dancing and crowning a May Queen. May Day is thought to be a combination of three ancient ...

traditional Indian bhangra dancing is cool yet Morris dancing is laughed at. And while we're at it, let's have more traditions considered. Maypole dancing? Beefeaters? Mounted guards? Bonfire and ...

Wellow Maypole Day offers a traditional family-friendly event centred around the village’s 17 metres high painted maypole.

Maypole dancing in Picture 2 was one of the ... It seemed like the whole of the village came out to watch us.” Picture 4 shows morris dancers performing at the annual summer fete at Kings ...

MORRIS dancers have launched a bid to build a new maypole in Otley. And they hope it will become a focal point in the town during key festivals such as the traditional May Day. The joint bid ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Morris dancing, a folk form with origins in the 15th century, is opening up to younger dancers who approach it as a living tradition. Boss Morris, pictured here at Avebury ...