Maypole dance

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Celebrate the summer solstice with the Swedes in the Scandinavian Midsommar holiday maypole tradition

Celebrate the summer solstice with the Swedes in the Scandinavian Midsommar holiday maypole tradition

Swedish midsummer festival.

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Maypole dance

Maypole dance

Traditional Maypole dance from England, with circle formation of dancers interweaving;...

Culver Pictures, Inc.

Midsummer's Eve

Midsummer's Eve

Singing and dancing around a maypole during Midsummer's Eve celebrations, Edsbro,...

© Pieter Kuiper

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