Celebrate the Spring Spring and May Day Celebrations for Schools and Communities

Celebrate the Spring Spring and May Day Celebrations for Schools and Communities By John Langstaff, Patrick Swanson;and George Emlen Book 80 pages "How-to" manual for creating Revels-type spring and May Day celebrations for communities or for school performance. Traditional celebrations within this period are May Day, Spring Equinox, Midsummer's Day, Fasching, Carnival, Mardi Gras, Purim and more recent additions celebrating our environment. On each page is a list of "ingredients" (processionals, group dances or songs) with page numbers for each section (the section you're in is highlighted). Musical examples, dance instructions, background on spring and summer rituals and other useful materials are given. Most of the material may be used by children and adults. Sample programs are suggested with references to Revels recordings and publications.,; CONTENTS: Materials Processionals (Formats, Music & Movement) Street Cries Songs Singing Games (Circle Games, Games in 2 Facing Lines, Games in Square Formation) Rounds Communal Folk Dances (Country Circle Dances, Longways Country Dances) Morris Dancing Sword Dancing Ritual (The Maypole, May Day Caroling, La Pinata, The Battle Between Summer;and Winter, The Padstow'obby 'Oss, Apple Tree Wassail, John Barleycorn, Jack-in-the-Green, Sana Sana- Healing Ritual, Bonfires) Plays Poetry Props;and Costumes Audience Participation Sample Programs (May Day Celebration, African-Native American Celebration) Resources (Bibliography, Discography, Videography, Other Resources) Index. , Songs: The Allee-allee-o, Afonga Alafia, Apple Tree Wassail, Barrel Maker, La Bastringue, Beansetting, Bingo, Bow Down O Belinda, Chairs to Mend, Circassian Circle, Come Follow Follow, De Colores, Draw Me a Bucket of Water, The Durham Reel, The Earth Is Our Mother, Fair Rosa, Gathering Peascods, Gingerbread, Goddesses, Helston Furry, Hey Ho to the Greenwood, Hot Cross Buns, Hotaru Koi, John Barleycorn, Jolly Is the Miller Boy, Lambs to Sell, Lavender's Blue, Little Johnny Brown, Lucky 7, May Day Carol, Medicine Wheel Chant, Morris On, The Muffin Man, Neesa, New Mackerel, North Skelton Tradition, O Spirit Sweet of Summertime, Oats & Beans & Barley Grow, Oh Where Is St. George, Ol' Dan Tucker, Old Rags, Old Roger Is Dead, One Man Shall Mow My Meadow, The Owl;and the Cuckoo, Padstow May Song, La Pinata, The Rattlin' Bog, Sana Sana, Sellenger's Round, Seville Oranges, Sheep-Shearing Song, Shepherds' Hey, Spreading My Long Wing Feathers, St. Jean Processional, Summer Is A-coming In, Symondsbury Travellers' Tune, Thuma Mina, Tue Tue, The Wild Mountain Thyme.