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Meanings of maypole dancing in English

Russian
троицкая берёза
Portuguese
festa do mastro
Spanish
palo de mayo
Catalan
maypole
Wikidata

Tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals.

        троицкая берёза
        Wikidata

        Type of ribbon dance.

              Usage of maypole dancing in English
              1
              It doesn't look quite so heinous to us, this Maypole dancing, as it did to the outraged Puritans.
              The Old Coast Road / From Boston to Plymouth
              2
              "He's the one who organized stuff like the Maypole dancing and that naming ceremony."
              The Dreaming Place