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 ...

The Swedish Day Midsummer Festival returns for its 113th year on Sunday, June 18, at Good Templar Park in Geneva. "Svenskarnas Dag" is the Midwest's oldest Midsummer festival, dating back to 1911.

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 ...

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 ...

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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.

Enjoy a weekend full of beer, food, music and maypole dancing at Goebel Park Enjoy a weekend full of beer, food, music and maypole dancing at Goebel Park Enjoy a weekend full of beer, food, music and ...

Stephanie Block picks out flowers for a crown during La Primavera Festival, a spring celebration at Marjorie Park on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The festival included flower crowns, a maypole dance, and ...