FROM morris dancing and maypole twirling to crowning the May Queen, May Day is one of the UK’s oldest seasonal celebrations.

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

May is here, bringing with it more school holidays and bank holidays to look forward to. But before the second of the long weekends at the end of the month, we get May Day — which always falls on the ...

When Suzanne Robotti, president of MedShadow Foundation, was in elementary school, her family had a neighbor who kept a beautiful garden. “We used to walk around as she taught me the names of the ...

May Day has ancient, pagan roots, harmonizing with a modern-day appreciation of its association with the verdant, reanimating time of mid-spring. Beltane is the name of the pagan celebration of one of ...

May Day can refer to different holidays and celebrations. On May 1, thousands of worker-focused protests are planned around the country.

May Day is a celebration held on May 1st each year. It’s an ancient festival still celebrated in many European countries to ...

With mesmerising dancing and the crowning of the May Queen, the celebrations have been a tradition for well over 100 years.

KÜHBACH, Germany — As the brass band played Bavarian tunes and the villagers drank their beer, watched and cheered, the young men of Kühbach in southern Germany pushed up their new maypole with long ...

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