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maypole dancing  

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  • The maypole dance, which is among the oldest fertility dances, is a circular dance steeped with mystical symbolism, where individuals of one sex take possession of individuals of another sex by circling and enclosing them. Dancers perform a circular dance, holding colored ribbons attached to a pole decorated with flowers and greenery representing a tree. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Maypole Dancing]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZB1TBNRN-F

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