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maypoles thought that they were phallic" and that "they were not carved to appear so." The anthropologist Mircea Eliade theorizes that the maypoles were...43 KB (5,254 words) - 12:39, 1 June 2024- 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...836 bytes (125 words) - 20:53, 30 April 2024
George M. Maypole (July 25, 1883 – January 19, 1967) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Maypole went to the Chicago...2 KB (216 words) - 05:51, 31 May 2024- "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...17 KB (1,614 words) - 21:50, 6 April 2024
The Maypole Dairy Company or Maypole Dairies were an early chain of British dairies who rose to be the biggest employer in Britain[citation needed] and...8 KB (832 words) - 17:01, 21 January 2023- 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...2 KB (138 words) - 05:26, 31 January 2023
In the 2021 census, Maypole had a population of 1,960. "Maypole". Hidden London. Retrieved 1 February 2023. "United Kingdom: Maypole". City Population....1 KB (67 words) - 14:41, 25 April 2024- 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...3 KB (428 words) - 15:20, 14 May 2024
download. Berry has toured with a number of bands including Jonas 3 and The Maypoles. The latter comprises former Bluetones singer Mark Morriss and singer/clarinettist...44 KB (3,499 words) - 23:45, 21 July 2024
English Civil War, after the House of Lords and House of Commons banned maypoles, believing them to represent pagan ceremonies that were considered "ungodly"...4 KB (529 words) - 14:15, 19 March 2023
started recording for Bill Leader. In the early 1970s he started a series of Maypoles to Mistletoe concerts which portray the seasons of the year through song...10 KB (1,113 words) - 21:58, 26 February 2024
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...5 KB (520 words) - 18:08, 3 February 2023
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...60 KB (7,601 words) - 14:26, 20 June 2024
folk activities, participated in to this day, such as Morris dancing, Maypole dancing, Rapper sword in the North East, Long Sword dance in Yorkshire...226 KB (21,611 words) - 19:12, 21 July 2024
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...11 KB (1,108 words) - 20:31, 3 July 2024
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...30 KB (3,206 words) - 18:19, 27 May 2024
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...3 KB (176 words) - 13:43, 1 November 2022- Chainey 2018: 7-9. Chainey, Dee Dee. 2018. A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes, & Mistletoe. National Trust. Media related to Folklore of the...1 KB (126 words) - 22:56, 5 May 2023
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...10 KB (862 words) - 21:10, 5 March 2024
Morriss. He has released four solo albums, worked with Matt Berry's band The Maypoles and sung lead vocals on The Helicopter of the Holy Ghost project. When...7 KB (602 words) - 09:16, 23 October 2023
- maypoles plural of maypole maypoles third-person singular simple present indicative of maypole playsome
- A Maypole by Jonathan Swift 3972A MaypoleJonathan Swift Deprived of root, and branch, and rind, Yet flowers I bear of every kind: And such is my prolific
- birds, and bowers: Of April, May, of June, and July flowers. I sing of Maypoles, Hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal
- Kingdom. Often the Maypole dance will be accompanied by other dances as part of a presentation to the public.The earliest use of the Maypole in America occurred