tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post316454696768648751..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: May Pole (Mai).Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27212922889521872492013-05-30T03:56:55.961+01:002013-05-30T03:56:55.961+01:00I learned of May Pole origins in the last decade o...I learned of May Pole origins in the last decade or so. Makes me blush when remembering May Pole stuff from school days. Little did we know.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45503674480303251362013-05-30T03:31:20.257+01:002013-05-30T03:31:20.257+01:00What a wonderful tradition! That pole should make ...What a wonderful tradition! That pole should make the newlyweds smile every time they look at it.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33339804319305501302013-05-29T21:45:09.650+01:002013-05-29T21:45:09.650+01:00How festive!How festive!megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60822767288369673702013-05-29T20:43:49.857+01:002013-05-29T20:43:49.857+01:00Cro, I think you should have one for your little p...Cro, I think you should have one for your little pirates when they arrive each time to show they are in residence,seroiously how excited would they be!<br />We used to have a MAy Pole when i was at school the English way now it is a thing of the past same as cracker night all gone ...just memories of great fun and bonfires and dancing.carole johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721058683205450682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-367907911303182852013-05-29T15:17:04.194+01:002013-05-29T15:17:04.194+01:00I was unaware of May poles. COngrats to the couple...I was unaware of May poles. COngrats to the couple.KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50782557961289086622013-05-29T15:05:48.207+01:002013-05-29T15:05:48.207+01:00Wow I wish the people that lived around me here in...Wow I wish the people that lived around me here in the US would do such charming, creative things. Lovely! Yours is a beautiful life, Cro!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31492232582862556922013-05-29T14:03:50.708+01:002013-05-29T14:03:50.708+01:00I have such fond memories from my childhood of doi...I have such fond memories from my childhood of doing the May Pole dance. You are right, that is the a really cool May Pole!! Love it, and thanks for sharing. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3797889042659257722013-05-29T09:28:45.783+01:002013-05-29T09:28:45.783+01:00what a fabulous idea, much better than those photo...what a fabulous idea, much better than those photocopied photos of people taped to road signs and gates, getting more wind swept and tattier because they were not taken down after the birthday event had long passed.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91522057574682794292013-05-29T07:40:43.250+01:002013-05-29T07:40:43.250+01:00In the village of Aby there is a similar tradition...In the village of Aby there is a similar tradition - any miscreant put in the hanging cages at the crossroads stays put until they begin to fall apart.<br /><br />I like the tradition of maypoles or May-Poles, whichever is correct; the underlying phallic suggestion makes the establishment sweat and mumble and rush to "decorate" and subvert!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69203871867103369312013-05-29T07:17:40.597+01:002013-05-29T07:17:40.597+01:00The coiled foliage culminating in a phallic motif ...The coiled foliage culminating in a phallic motif is very apt. The pole is a bit thin, though, and tapers off like an aerial.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17270345284025038992013-05-29T07:06:42.839+01:002013-05-29T07:06:42.839+01:00What a nice traditionWhat a nice traditionelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5736421170290111432013-05-29T06:41:51.872+01:002013-05-29T06:41:51.872+01:00The top part looks a bit like the top of a skinny ...The top part looks a bit like the top of a skinny Christmas tree. It is all very pretty.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com