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    Maypole dancing originated as a traditional British celebration on May Day, which marks the beginning of summer. People would erect a tall wooden pole called a maypole and decorate it with colorful ribbons. Groups would then dance around the pole, weaving intricate patterns by winding and twisting the ribbons. This ritual likely began as a pagan fertility ritual and was later adopted by Christian traditions as a celebration of spring renewal. Today, maypole dancing is still performed by schools and communities in Britain as part of May Day festivities, preserving this longstanding cultural tradition.

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    Maypole dancing originated as a traditional British celebration on May Day, which marks the beginning of summer. People would erect a tall wooden pole called a maypole and decorate it with colorful ribbons. Groups would then dance around the pole, weaving intricate patterns by winding and twisting the ribbons. This ritual likely began as a pagan fertility ritual and was later adopted by Christian traditions as a celebration of spring renewal. Today, maypole dancing is still performed by schools and communities in Britain as part of May Day festivities, preserving this longstanding cultural tradition.

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    British Customs

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    Anamaria Horodincă
    Maypole dancing originated as a traditional British celebration on May Day, which marks the beginning of summer. People would erect a tall wooden pole called a maypole and decorate it with colorful ribbons. Groups would then dance around the pole, weaving intricate patterns by winding and twisting the ribbons. This ritual likely began as a pagan fertility ritual and was later adopted by Christian traditions as a celebration of spring renewal. Today, maypole dancing is still performed by schools and communities in Britain as part of May Day festivities, preserving this longstanding cultural tradition.

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    British Traditions
    May Pole Dancing
    The first day of the month of May is known as May Day.
    It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and
    flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a
    time of love and romance. It is when people celebrate
    the coming of summer with lots of different customs
    that are expressions of joy and hope after a long
    winter.
    Although summer does not officially begin until June,
    May Day really marks its beginning. May Day
    celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of
    Flora, goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. It was held
    annually from April 28th to May 3rd.
    ( Although May Day is now the first day of
    the month of May, before 1752, when the
    calendar was changed, it was 11 days
    earlier.)

    A traditional May Day dance is known


    as Maypole Dancing. On May Day, people
    used to cut down young trees and stick
    them in the ground in the village to mark
    the arrival of summer. People danced
    around them in celebration of the end of winter and the start of the fine weather that
    would allow planting to begin. protectbritain.com
    Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next.
    Schools would practice skipping round the pole for weeks before the final show on the
    village greens. The end results would be either a beautiful plaited pattern of ribbons round
    the pole or a tangled cat's cradle, depending on how much rehearsing had been done.

    The month of May has many traditions and celebrations. For the convenience of the
    general public, many May Day activities have now been moved to the new May Day
    holiday on the first Monday of the month. This Monday is a bank holiday, a day off school
    and work.
    Many of the May Day celebrations take place at the weekend as well as on the 'May Day'
    Monday. The weekend is known as bank holiday weekend because it comes with the extra
    day holiday on the Monday.

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    The Origin and History of May Pole Dancing

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    The origin of May Pole dancing dates back to the Pagan times, and the Maypole was
    basically a phallic symbol. Trees have always been the symbol of the great vitality and
    fertility of nature. May Pole dancing was therefore strongly associated with fertility.
    Traditionally May Pole Dancing was performed by the young girls from the Medieval
    villages as part of the May time celebrations. The History of the Maypole and May Pole
    dancing was connected with both the Druids, Wiccans and the Romans. May 1 was an
    important date for the Druids as this was when the festival of Beltane held. Beltane
    marked the beginning of the pastoral summer season and was celebrated by lighting fires.
    Wiccans celebrated by dancing round a Maypole and choosing a May Queen. Then the
    Romans came to occupy the British Isles. The beginning of May was also an important
    feast time for the Romans which was devoted primarily to the worship of Flora, the
    goddess of flowers when the Festival of Floralia was held. Over time the traditions and
    rituals of the Floralia were added to those of the Beltane culminating in May Pole dancing,
    which is still carried out to this day.

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