FROM morris dancing and maypole twirling to crowning the May Queen, May Day is one of the UK’s oldest seasonal celebrations.

The practice has its roots in ancient pagan traditions that were persecuted by the Puritans.

May Day is celebrated annually on May 1. It is an ancient spring festival in many European cultures and a widely observed International Workers’ Day (Labour Day) in many countries.

In a nod to the past — the very old past — the village of Orland Park hosted a May Day celebration Saturday. The spring celebration can be traced back to Roman times, but the village’s historical ...

Maypole dancing on May Day to welcome the spring is a long-held tradition, and these pictures show dances across Oxfordshire, ...

Explore May Day's origins from European festivals to global labor protests and the unrelated 'Mayday' emergency call, revealing its diverse cultural significance.

Years of silence ended with the bells of morris dancers, singing and maypole dancing as a York community revived its May Day street celebrations.

Measuring 70ft (21m) and weighing roughly the same as a family car, the current maypole was installed on 8 March 1986. For ...

May Day 2026 was celebrated with dawn Morris dancing across parts of the UK and a revived maypole event at California’s Pelican Inn. Rooted in ancient seasonal customs, both traditions brought ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Holywood to mark the annual May Day celebration — and history was made with the first ...

Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph MLA blasts PSNI as cars rampage in west Belfast for low-level ...