"How to" do the Maypole dance, courtesy of current 5th graders👏 "How to not" do the Maypole dance, courtesy of alumni🤣 . . . . #SpringFestival #springfest #fieldday #traditional #tradition #schooltradition #takemeback #maypole #mayday #howto #fail #funny #wetried #alumni WKRG The Gulf Coast CW #dance #lol #school #schoolspirit #backtoschool | Cherish Lombard

A Spring tradition, the history of the Maypole, on the first of May, spans centuries and continents, with its origins as varied as the costumes. | CBS Sunday Morning

Jane Pauley on a May 1st, spring tradition. The history of the Maypole spans centuries and continents, with its origins as varied as the costumes honoring the arrival of spring and the promise of new beginnings. | CBS Sunday Morning