May Day
May Day is an ancient spring holiday celebrated in the northern hemisphere. It has its roots as a celebration of the beginning of the farming season and is celebrated in a variety of ways depending on location and culture.
In my neck of the woods, May Day is celebrated with a May Pole Dance and with a colonial celebration to commemorate our colonial history on the 1st Saturday in May. It’s called Old Dover Days and I’ve been attending since I was about 5-years-old. I’ve been taking my daughter since she was born, and even though she’s 20 now we still make a point of attending every year, if possible.
With May Day fast approaching, I thought I’d share some of these historical May Pole dance images from flickr.
{{By The Library of Congress}}
{{by Namey McNamerson}}
{{by Miami U. Libraries – Digital Collections}}
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wow, this brings back memories, we always had to do may pole dancing at school. we also had well dressing where the locals water wells were decorated with flower petals
http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/features/welldress.php.
by jojoebi on April 23, 2012 at 4:56 am.
Now here’s a holiday I haven’t even considered! I love this, the black and white photographs set such a stage. Thanks for the inspiration.
by Holiday Party SOS on April 27, 2012 at 8:40 pm.