Nursery World - Let's celebrate

Children enjoy participating in the traditional May Day celebration of dancing around the maypole May Day festivities, held on May 1, celebrate the triumph of spring over winter and have taken place in Europe for centuries. The celebrations may have evolved from ceremonies performed in honour of the Roman goddess of flowers, Flora, and garlands of flowers are still worn and used to decorate floats during May Day parades. Probably the best-known tradition is that of maypole dancing and, with a little ingenuity, it is not difficult to for settings to organise their own.

May Day festivities, held on May 1, celebrate the triumph of spring over winter and have taken place in Europe for centuries. The celebrations may have evolved from ceremonies performed in honour of the Roman goddess of flowers, Flora, and garlands of flowers are still worn and used to decorate floats during May Day parades. Probably the best-known tradition is that of maypole dancing and, with a little ingenuity, it is not difficult to for settings to organise their own.

Nursery maypole

To make a permanent maypole for your setting, secure a 2m piece of wood in a wide and firm base and fit eight to ten kitchen hooks around the top.

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