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maypole

tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals
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maypole

Summary

maypole ranks in the top 0.036% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,884 views/month, #28 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • maypole is a type of ceremonial object[2].
  • maypole is a type of Celtic tradition[3].
  • maypole is a type of ritual[4].
  • maypole's Commons category is recorded as Maypoles[5].
  • maypole's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • maypole's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • maypole's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03733131-n[8].
  • maypole's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in France[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include ceremonial object[2], Celtic tradition[3], and ritual[4].

Why It Matters

maypole ranks in the top 0.036% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,884 views/month, #28 of 77,819).[1] maypole has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] maypole is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Intangible cultural heritage status → National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in France
    Subclass of → ceremonial object, Celtic tradition, ritual
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2164589
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28657, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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