ekw @ rpcs annual maypole dance 

What relevance has the Irish fire festival Beltane to maypoles?

@@YorkyOne Google "beltane and maypole" -- it will indicate 'Maypole is one of the traditional symbols of Beltane"

@@merccadoosis8847 Well, if it is that's because it has been appropriated by the neo-pagans. Historically in Britain the maypole was only found in England or areas of English influence. It is the traditional 'symbol' of May Day. Beltane is an Irish fire festival found in Ireland and areas in Britain where there was Irish influence. The maypole is not traditional to Ireland and has no relevance to Beltane. See Professor Ronald Hutton's history of the British ritual year 'Stations of the Sun'. See 'The Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore'.

@@YorkyOne I do not claim any form of expertise on the subject but know what I've read over the years. Thanks for sharing those data.

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