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SU8981 Maidenhead

May Queens: The Reverend Winchcombe Henry Howard Hartley noted on May 1st 1827: "We were much pleased to witness the little May queens carry their little garlands at Maidenhead. I much love these relics of the simple and harmless amusements of our ancestors; alas they are now rarely to be met with."

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SP5615 Charlton-on-Otmoor Decorating the Rood Screen: 1st May:  A May Day song is followed by a procession to the church carrying garlands. The flowers are laid beneath the rood screen, which is decorated with a cross wrapped in yew leaves. The service is followed by dancing and a feast. 

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SP5830 Cottisford

Garlanding as mentioned in Flora Thompson's Lark Rise to Candleford

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SY5785 Abbotsbury Garland Day

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SK1482 Castleton Garland Day

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