In old England, May Day was a spring holiday. Young people celebrated it with flowers, dancing, and games on the village green.
On the first Sunday of May, people put up a maypole — a tall pole decorated with flowers. Later, colorful ribbons were added to the pole, and the dancers held them while they danced around it.
On that day, the girls in the village wore their best summer dresses and put flowers in their hair. Everyone waited to see who would be chosen as the May Queen. The most beautiful girl was crowned with a wreath of flowers as the May Queen. After the crowning, there was music, dancing, and fun.
Today, this holiday is not as popular as it used to be, but in some parts of England, people still choose a May Queen. In many village schools, children dance around a maypole with long, bright ribbons to celebrate spring.
