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title: Maypole
author: April Killingsworth
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9943/maypole/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Maypole
_Authored by April Killingsworth_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9943.jpg)
## Image Caption
The phallic symbol known as the Maypole, which is decorated with long strands of ribbon that participants would hold onto as they dance, evolved from the [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) Beltane rituals.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Killingsworth, A. (2019, January 25). Maypole. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Killingsworth, April. "Maypole." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 25, 2019. .
### MLA
Killingsworth, April. "Maypole." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Jan 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/aprillynn77/15556582)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/aprillynn77/15556582) by [**April Killingsworth**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/aprillynn77/15556582). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 25 January 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.