maypole
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thumb|upright=1.35|Dancing around the midsummer pole, in Åmmeberg, Sweden A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place.
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thumb|upright=1.35|Dancing around the midsummer pole, in Åmmeberg, Sweden A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place.
The festivals may occur on 1 May or Pentecost (Whitsun), although in some countries it is instead erected during Midsummer (20–26 June). In some cases, the maypole is a permanent feature that is only utilized during the festival, although in other cases it is erected specifically for the purpose before being taken down again.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “maypole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.