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Maypole memory and the old Whitsuntide customs
A London-era survey recalls how May Day and Whitsuntide united work and play, detailing the historic Maypole ceremonies, royal participation, and the later Puritan backlash. It contrasts old parish charity customs with modern leisure, noting church ales and parish stocks supported the needy and repairs.
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England
London
Cornhill
Saint Andrew
Greenwich
Brentford
Whitsuntide