For more than 150 years Gawthorpe's maypole has anchored the village's May Day celebrations. But, with the pole showing its ...

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

Hemswell May Day celebrations date back to at least 1660, the village's committee says.

Explore May Day's origins from European festivals to global labor protests and the unrelated 'Mayday' emergency call, ...

Make a mini maypole cake topper in minutes with ribbon, a skewer, and a few decorations. A charming spring DIY for May ...

UK artist Linett Kamala was astonished to see a maypole in a Jamaican hamlet – a colonial relic, but one bringing joy. So she reinvented the tradition by ditching English folk tunes and adding bass ...

In a nod to the past — the very old past — the village of Orland Park hosted a May Day celebration Saturday. The spring celebration can be traced back to Roman times, but the village’s historical ...

Wearing flower crowns, attendees attendees of all ages assembled small May Day baskets using fresh flowers, while music ...

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 ...

From a celebration that’s thousands of years old to a workers’ day of protest, here’s everything to know about May Day ...