In a nod to the past — the very old past — the village of Orland Park hosted a May Day celebration Saturday. The spring celebration can be traced back to Roman times, but the village’s historical ...

L. ALSACE TWP., Pa. - An event in Lower Alsace Township is honoring a tradition that goes back thousands of years. Mayfest is best known for the Maypole dance and the crowning of the Queen of the May.

May Day has ancient, pagan roots, harmonizing with a modern-day appreciation of its association with the verdant, reanimating time of mid-spring. Beltane is the name of the pagan celebration of one of ...

"Can everybody hold hands and make a big circle?" said Paula Jenssen, an instructor at the Benton Center. Children from ages 18 months to 5 years gathered around a 7-foot tree limb with brightly ...

Today is Wednesday, May 28, the 148th day of 2025. There are 217 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed ...

The first day of May is significant for many people. Ancient Celts and Saxons commemorated it to mark the end of winter and the start of spring planting season. Medieval craft guilds elected a May ...

🪩 Come celebrate the warmer season at this Spring celebration! This wholesome event will have singing, dancing, flowers, face painting, much more! Help weave ribbon around the maypole and welcome in ...

Everyone is invited to come along on Monday, May 5 to enjoy a procession, morris and maypole dancing, and more – and of course, to watch the crowning of the May Queen. There will also be stalls to ...

South Street will play host to roughly nine festivals, all happening on the same day in May. This franken-fest includes a Renn Faire, a Free Comic Book Day celebration and a spin around the maypole.