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• maypoles —    For many people the maypole is the very symbol of the traditional May Day, but its history is not a simple one. The earliest references to maypoles are literary; a mid 14th century Welsh poem and a late 14th century poem Chance of the Dice… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Maypoles — n. pole around which celebrants dance during Mayday festivities …   English contemporary dictionary

• Maypole — This article is about the tall wooden pole. For other uses, see Maypole (disambiguation). Dancing around the maypole, in Åmmeberg, Sweden A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, particularly on May… …   Wikipedia

• Festividad de los Mayos — El árbol de mayo en un cuadro de Francisco de Goya. La Festividad de los Mayos, también conocida como Los Mayos simplemente o como Fiestas de Mayo, es una fiesta popular de orígenes ancestrales. Esta celebración primaveral generalmente se hacía… …   Wikipedia Español

• Martyn Wyndham-Read — (born 23rd August 1942 in Sussex) is an English folk singer, notable as a collector and singer of Australian folk songs. He lived and worked in Australia from 1960 to 1967 and has been a regular visitor to the country since then. Martyn Wyndham… …   Wikipedia

• garlands —    Together with similar constructions of flowers and greenery, garlands are common elements of English customs, whether carried around the village on May Day, hung up as Christmas decorations or on Maypoles, carried at weddings and funerals, and …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Bringing in the May —  , Bringing in the May    Many of the earliest references to May Day are ambiguous, but those which give any detail nearly always refer to the practice of going out into the countryside to gather flowers and greenery going a maying or bringing in …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• May Day —  , Bringing in the May    Many of the earliest references to May Day are ambiguous, but those which give any detail nearly always refer to the practice of going out into the countryside to gather flowers and greenery going a maying or bringing in …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• May Day, children's garlands and customs —    The most widespread and best known May Day activity in the 19th and early 20th centuries was the children s *garland custom. In essence, this involved groups of children *visiting houses in their community showing a garland, singing a song,… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Republicanism in the United Kingdom — is the movement which seeks to remove the British monarchy and replace it with a republic that has a non hereditary head of state. The method by which the head of state should be chosen is not agreed upon, with some favouring an elected president …   Wikipedia

• Sacred king — For the ancient roman position, see Rex Sacrorum. Christ King , a detail from Jan van Eyck s Ghent Altarpiece (1432) In many historical societies, the position of kingship carries a sacral meaning, that is, it is identical with that of a high… …   Wikipedia