UK artist Linett Kamala was astonished to see a maypole in a Jamaican hamlet – a colonial relic, but one bringing joy. So she reinvented the tradition by ditching English folk tunes and adding bass ...

Christina Hardyment is a British author who is “fascinated with the historical background to our everyday lives – the way we run our homes and bring up our children.” Based on her extensive research ...

There's a call for help to preserve the future of Gawthorpe's maypole tradition.

Lancaster Liederkranz is now the Guinness World Record holder for the largest maypole dance. The organization hosted a celebration of its new Maibaum (maypole) on May 9 when 163 couples —326 people — ...

Traditional dances, musical performances, and the erection of a new maypole highlighted Saturday’s celebration of the 386th anniversary of Thomas Morton’s maypole celebration with the Native Americans ...

As the brass band played Bavarian tunes and the villagers drank their beer, watched and cheered, the young men of Kühbach in ...

Volunteers help carry the maypole from the centre of the village to Hall Tower Field A maypole believed to be one of the tallest in the UK has been taken down to be repainted ahead of bank holiday ...

The May Day domestication of the Beltane celebration and the vital role of the maypole, which the event literally revolves around, veils more than its pagan origins. The history of the maypole ...

The Masked Singer UK viewers have been left scratching their heads over the identity of Maypole. Originally, many believed that Maypole was none other than panellist Rita Ora, who was missing during ...

Just seven contestants remain on The Masked Singer, with Lorraine Kelly becoming the latest celebrity to be unmasked as the show's Owl. One of the characters returning to the stage is Maypole, who has ...