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Why do people dance round a maypole?
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Dancing round a maypole is part of a traditional festival held on May Day, May 1. Since the Middle Ages, this is the day people in northern Europe have celebrated the coming of spring. Merrymakers hold streamers as they dance round the maypole. | | English children in medieval costume weave their streamers round the maypole as they dance. |
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