May Day in England

An introductory bibliography Roy Judge

The booklet offers some introductory guidance to enquirers about May Day in finding relevant material. The contents list indicates the location of different kinds of subject matter, although there is a certain amount of overlap between the sections

• Source material
• May songs
• Garlanding and May Queens: children’s independent activity
• May pageanting, maypoles and maypole dancing: activity organised by adults
• Local studies
• Particular aspects of May Day
• The historical context: custom, leisure and Merrie England

Published jointly by The Folklore Society and EFDSS 1999