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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 Beltane rituals.
Killingsworth, A. (2019, January 25). Maypole. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9943/
Killingsworth, April. "Maypole." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 25, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9943/.
Killingsworth, April. "Maypole." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 Jan 2019. Web. 26 Feb 2021.
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