Maypole (1914-1918)

Maypole. Location of events unknown. Holidays; Mayday. 2 different festivals w/ maypole dance. Group of children - boys & girls - dance; and weave streamers round a tall maypole. Pan across scene; in park; w/ spectators in a large circle around the maypole. Another maypole - kids doing a more bouncy dance round this one. This time it’s all girls. Spectators watch from in front of a big building - some people also watch from fire escapes. (This section looks like same location as ON 186 E.) Tradition; custom; folk dances. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and