May Day in Cerne Abbas village in Dorset

Tomorrow is May Day when spring is to be celebrated by dancing around a pole, wearing a flower wreath, arranging a bouquet, celebrating workers or honoring the Virgin Mary. It depends on where you're from and when you grew up.

When my mother was a girl growing up in Appalachian Kentucky, she dressed in a white dress to dance around a May pole during a school-wide celebration. Early settlers of her town were steeped in the culture of Ireland, Scotland and England, so a May Day spin off in Celtic traditions was a natural fit. Here's a YouTube video from last year's May Day celebration in Cerne Abbas village in Dorset, England where folk dancing and the May Pole are still traditions.



Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Festivals and Events, United Kingdom, Video

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