Attendees of Sunday’s May Day celebration twirl the 17-foot ribbon-laden “maypole” on the Montague Center common. May Day is a Celtic, British and otherwise European tradition that serves as a celebration of life and fertility intended to “wake up” the Earth after a long winter.
Attendees of Sunday’s May Day celebration twirl the 17-foot ribbon-laden “maypole” on the Montague Center common. May Day is a Celtic, British and otherwise European tradition that serves as a celebration of life and fertility intended to “wake up” the Earth after a long winter. Credit: FOR THE RECORDER/JAMIE MALCOLM-BROWN