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[Event listing courtesy of First Parish of Sudbury]
Join First Parish of Sudbury in dancing around the Maypole, on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 11:30 am., on the Sudbury Town Common, across from First Parish, 327 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA.
All are invited to join in learning Maypole dances and Tom Kruskal and the Hopbrook Morris dancers will join in the fun! There is no fee to attend this program. Free parking is available behind Sudbury Town Hall (322 Concord Rd, Sudbury).
First Parish of Sudbury has been dancing around the Maypole for over 30 years—and we’d like to invite the community to join us in this joyful tradition— the coming of summer! Maypole dancing is a centuries-old tradition celebrated on May Day. It is believed to have started in Roman Britain around 2,000 years ago, when soldiers celebrated the arrival of spring by dancing around decorated trees, thanking their goddess Flora. These days, dancers weave ribbons around a pole rather than a tree, celebrating the arrival of spring.
First Parish of Sudbury, located at the center of historic Sudbury, is a diverse and welcoming community of spiritual seekers who strive to learn together and support one another as they celebrate life’s important moments and serve the larger community. Unitarian Universalists create meaningful communities by drawing from many wisdom traditions, including world religions and Earth-centered identities. Please contact 978-443-2043 or office@fpsudbury.org for further information or see fpsudbury.org
Photo credit: Jody Kotkin