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May Day factfile
Fascinating facts about dancing trees, magical dew and naughty goings-on in the woods, from Oxfordshire and beyond. River leapers evade security
Safety fears return as May morning revellers overcome efforts to prevent them leaping from Magdalen Bridge. BBC News 1 May 2003 Painting the weather: May Morning
See William Holman Hunt's painting of choristers atop Magdalen Tower, and hear the BBC's Bill Giles cast a weather eye on it. Much ado about May Day
Another feature full of May Day facts, this time from BBC News. The changing face of May Day
May Day is a holiday in many parts of the world, but the day means different things to different people. BBC News 1 May 2002 May Day worldwide
In pictures: celebrations and protests around the globe.BBC News 1 May 2000 Unite and unite, let us all unite!
Hundreds take to the streets of Padstow in Cornwall for the annual May Day celebrations. May Day, May Day: let the revels begin
Yes, we know they've been and gone... but we're keeping our 2003 preview here so you know how it'll probably work in 2004. |
