| Where: | Southampton, Hants at the Bargate |
| When: | May 1 |
| Time: | Dawn (about 5 am) |
Every May Day, the choir of King Edward VI School used to climb to the top of the ancient Bargate in Southampton and sing to the crowd below to welcome in the month. The choir no longer visit, but dancing takes place by the local King John’s Morris side from 5 ‘clock.
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The other May Day hymn-singing custom is at Oxford (see separate article).
Click here for the Morris website :http://kingjohnsmorris.org/
and here for their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KingJohnsMorris/
Photo by Dave Beckett.
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