Jack in the Green
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Jack in the Green, also known as Jack o' the Green, is an English folk-custom associated with the celebration of May Day. It involves a pyramidal or conical wicker or wooden framework, decorated with
A Jack in the Green in Kingston, Surrey in the mid-1970s.
The 1795 engraving of a Jack in the Green, perhaps by Isaac Cruikshank.
An 1863 depiction of a May Day parade featuring a Jack in the Green
Hastings Jack in the Green procession.
May Day
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May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on May 1, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's spring equinox and midsummer solstice.
A Maypole decorated on May Day in Padstow, Cornwall
Floralia by Antonio María Reyna Manescau (1888)
Maypole dancing in the Netherlands, by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (16th century)
Maibaum in Munich, Germany