My friends Rod and Rue invited me to join them and some other friends at another friend's house for a Beltaine celebration. Much food and wine was consumed as well as some maypole dancing, bonfire burning and, of course, what pagans do best; sitting about and talking.
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Note the ram's horns on top of the pole.
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You face this way and you face that, pass to the left then to the right.
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Getting the hang of it.
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Failry relaxed
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Getting a little tight for the taller person
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CRASH!. Traffic jam to the left.
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Sorted.
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Almost done
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Not bad for a first go.
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The drum to which they danced
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I just couldn't show you how messy it got during the unwinding.
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We all like a good fire. |
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The maypole before we danced round it
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