16K views · 347 reactions | As part of VI History Month, St. Croix Educational Complex Social Studies class on Thursday did the maypole dance with a cultural twist. The dance was instructed by Valrica Bryson, director of Cultural Education at D.O.E. | The Virgin Islands Consortium | Facebook

Jane Pauley on a May 1st, spring tradition. The history of the Maypole spans centuries and continents, with its origins as varied as the costumes honoring the arrival of spring and the promise of new beginnings. | CBS Sunday Morning

92K views · 956 reactions | A Spring tradition, the history of the Maypole, on the first of May, spans centuries and continents, with its origins as varied as the costumes. | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook

1.8K views · 74 reactions | May Day is only 2 days away. Maypole dances have had many iterations throughout history. The earliest May poles were simple poles dressed in greenery and flowers without any ribbons. The dancers wound in and out in complex patterns that evolved much later into the iconic ribbon dances that are still performed today. Come learn a ribbon dance at our May Day festivities on the German farm this Sunday at 1 PM and 3 PM! | Frontier Culture Museum | Facebook