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 ...

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

Alas, another May is slipping away, and I haven't followed up with a long-ago maypole dance I once thought to conduct for the little local boys and girls. There were plenty of them around then. They ...

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 ...

A centuries-old village tradition drew crowds, colour and community spirit as children and families took to the streets for a ...

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