In ancient times in England — before the church and Parliament banished the pagan tradition in 1644 — young unmarried men and women went off into the woods to cut down a tree to set in the ground for ...

The practice has its roots in ancient pagan traditions that were persecuted by the Puritans.

SPRINGTIME SCHOOL DAY: Was the day that you got out of class, just a few weeks ahead of summer vacation, to learn the maypole dance, just about the most exciting event of your elementary school life?

Many will be dancing around a maypole this sunny May Day (Picture: Getty) Nothing beckons summer forth more effectively than dancing around a pole adorned with long, coloured ribbons… if you believe ...

Lancaster Liederkranz is now the Guinness World Record holder for the largest maypole dance. The organization hosted a celebration of its new Maibaum (maypole) on May 9 when 163 couples —326 people — ...

About 250 people gathered on the grounds at the Berks County 4-H Center in Bern Township to watch a traditional English maypole dance Saturday and celebrate the coming of warmer weather. The May Faire ...

Traditional dances, musical performances, and the erection of a new maypole highlighted Saturday’s celebration of the 386th anniversary of Thomas Morton’s maypole celebration with the Native Americans ...

Dancing days will soon be here again, at least if one state lawmaker has his way. Fresh off of his success in getting an angel investor tax credit through the General Assembly, Rep. Mike Ramone is on ...