The timeless tune of "The Maypole Dance" once again echoed sweetly across the blacktop at Fox Road Elementary. The occasion was the school's 27th annual May Pole Dance Festival.
Dressed in their Sunday best, numerous Fifth-graders danced around the May Pole at this annual rite, which is practically unique to Hughson this day and age. This event that everyone looks forward to, brought many memories back of all four of my children dancing around this May Pole.
I have never actually seen a real Maypole dance. We never quite got ours to work when I was a kid. That is GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful but dying tradition. The children did a wonderful job, it looks lovely..!
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It looks wonderful, can you tell me more about this tradition?
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Angela....We do live in a unique little town don't we? You captured the children so beautifully....and the May Pole....exquisite!!
ReplyDeletedreamer girl~ I put a link to this May tradition. Make sure you check it out!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post! I love Maypoles...My Grandmother taught school in a one room schoolhouse out in Fairplay California...and they had a May pole..I remember playing on it when I came to visit one year...lovely Angela! :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! I'll have to tell Gina about this! I LOVE it Angela! It seems like my kids did it one year!in grade school! My memory is not the best! Have a Sweet week-end sweets!
ReplyDeleteI overlooked the link :D gonna check it out now :)
ReplyDeleteI remember doing this...well, ALMOST doing hte maypole dance, but walking hte flag was still fun! dancing with brenda was always a blast too. man, i miss elementary school.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to see this. Thank you for showing me. I like how the thread weave into each other, like our roots, intertwine....
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