A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may...
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Look up maypole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A maypole is a tall wooden pole. Maypole may also refer to: George M. Maypole (1883-1956), American...
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"The Maypole" or "To a Birch Tree", known in Welsh as "I'r fedwen", "Y fedwen yn bawl haf", or "Y fedwen las anfadwallt", is a cywydd (a Welsh-language...
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Maypole Airfield (ICAO: EGHB) was a general aviation airfield located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Herne Bay, Kent and 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north east of...
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The Maypole, Birmingham is a location on the A435 road on the southern edge of Birmingham, England, between Druids Heath and Highter's Heath and bordering...
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In the 2021 census, Maypole had a population of 1,960. "Maypole". Hidden London. Retrieved 1 February 2023. "United Kingdom: Maypole". City Population....
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crowning a May Queen (sometimes with a male companion), and setting up a Maypole, May Tree or May Bush, around which people dance and sing. Bonfires are...
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The Maypole Dairy Company or Maypole Dairies were an early chain of British dairies who are also noted as the first people to promote the widespread use...
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The Maypole in the Strand was a landmark maypole on the Strand, London, that was in place during the 17th and early 18th centuries, on the site of the...
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Catalyst (software) (redirect from Maypole framework)
Perl. Its design is heavily inspired by frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Maypole, and Spring. Catalyst can be used by web application developers to deal...
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fire at the Maypole Inn, in the village of Chigwell, on an evening of foul weather in the year 1775, are John Willet, proprietor of the Maypole, and his...
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is the raising of a maypole each year in spring. The tradition began in 1981 when an anonymous donor arranged to have the maypole constructed for the...
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The Maypole Colliery disaster was a mining accident on 18 August 1908, when an underground explosion occurred at the Maypole Colliery, in Abram, near Wigan...
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The maypole in Mt. Angel, Oregon, also known as der maibaum ("the maypole" in German), is a landmark depicting local services and skills. The "tree of...
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Prionodura, Amblyornis, Scenopoeetes and Archiboldia bowerbirds build so-called maypole bowers, which are constructed by placing sticks around a sapling; in the...
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Dromore, County Down (redirect from Maypole Hill)
"the Mound"), and an earlier earthwork known as the Priest's Mount on the Maypole Hill. The name Dromore is an anglicisation of the Irish Druim Mór (modern...
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George M. Maypole (July 25, 1883 – January 19, 1956) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Maypole went to the Chicago...
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folk activities, participated in to this day, such as Morris dancing, Maypole dancing, Rapper sword in the North East, Long Sword dance in Yorkshire...
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The May-Pole of Merry Mount (redirect from Maypole of Merry Mount)
"The May-Pole of Merry Mount" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It first appeared in The Token and Atlantic Souvenir in 1836. It was later included...
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Excell International School (redirect from Maypole House School)
between 3 and 18. An amalgamation of two previous schools, Conway School and Maypole House School. Parents were told in a letter that the school and the Chatterbox...
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Messing Maypole Mill is a grade II listed Tower mill at Tiptree, Essex, England which has been converted to a residence. Prior to boundary changes made...
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Barwick-in-Elmet (section Maypole)
children's maypole dancing, morris dancing, a street craft market, the raising of the maypole ceremony and the maypole queen. Traditionally the maypole was lowered...
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Belizean Creole people (section Maypole)
as a distinct group, rich with its own traditions. Maypole is a celebration that includes a maypole, a tall wooden pole, decorated with several long colored...
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Braiding machine (section Maypole braider)
in much the same way as the process of decorating a maypole. At the start of decorating a maypole, an even number of ribbons are tied to the top of the...
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the maypole in June because the Swedish climate made it impossible to find the necessary greens and flowers in May, and continued to call it a maypole. In...
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Wreath (section Maypole wreath)
Day in England includes Maypole festivities, culminating in a race by young unmarried men to climb to the top of the Maypole to capture the May Day wreath...
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beginning of summer and traditionally it involved festivities around bonfires, maypoles, and carol singing. Some of its traditions parallel the Gaelic May Day...
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theme music to the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. A "maypole dance" from the suite My Native Heath written in 1924 by the Yorkshire...
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International United Kingdom 1992; 32 years ago (1992) [citation needed] MayPole NTC Industries Ltd India Melbour Espert S.A. Tabacalera (Imperial Brands)...
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Hoath (redirect from Maypole village)
City of Canterbury local government district. The hamlets of Knaves Ash, Maypole, Ford, Old Tree, Shelvingford and Stoney Acre are included in the parish...
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