Saying "Happy May Day" on May 1 this year may illicit different responses from different people. Some people might ask you if ...

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

Measuring 70ft (21m) and weighing roughly the same as a family car, the current maypole was installed on 8 March 1986. For ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Justin Timberlake 'N Sync meme has been making the Internet rounds, but it's not just "gonna be May" — now it actually is! Happy May Day! The first day of May is a centuries-old celebration of the ...

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

The Gawthorpe Maypole Procession will return next month, and will celebrate its 152nd anniversary.

Happy May Day! In celebration of the traditional day of springtime festivities we take a look at past May Day celebrations in Prospect Park. The events, whether in 1919 or 1971, included a maypole as ...