maypole

noun

may·pole ˈmā-ˌpōl

often capitalized

: a tall flower-wreathed pole forming a center for May Day sports and dances

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In June there are midsommar festivals garlanded with wild flowers—mercifully unlike Midsommar, save for the maypoles that stand tall in nearly every village. —

Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024 Today, some school children still dance around maypoles on May 1 and there are community gatherings throughout the country, including in some churches, Kravetz said. —

Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024 People gathered to dance around maypoles, which symbolized fertility, according to Berger. —

Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024 Ways to celebrate the summer solstice Smithsonian Magazine reports that the summer solstice is celebrated in Sweden by dancing around a maypole. —

Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for maypole