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| Maying |
the celebration of May Day by dancing, gathering flowers, or crowning a May queen. |
| Maypole |
a high pole wreathed with flowers and ribbons around which merrymakers dance to celebrate May Day or another of the holidays of spring or summer. |
| May queen |
a girl or young woman chosen as queen of the celebrants and crowned with flowers on May Day. |
| Walpurgis Night |
the eve of May Day, during which, according to German folklore, witches gathered for a sabbath before the feast of St. Walpurgis on May 1. |
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