▁with ▁the ▁Mag d alen ▁College ▁Ch oir ▁singing ▁a ▁h ymn , ▁the ▁H ymn us ▁E uchar istic us , ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Mag d alen ▁Tower , ▁a ▁tradition ▁stretch ing ▁back ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁cho ir ▁tradition ally ▁also ▁s ings ▁a ▁m adr ig al , ▁Now ▁Is ▁the ▁Month ▁of ▁May ing . ▁following ▁pray ers ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Div inity . ▁Lar ge ▁crow ds ▁of ▁both ▁students ▁and ▁Oxford ▁residents ▁normally ▁gather ▁under ▁the ▁tower , ▁along ▁the ▁High ▁Street , ▁and ▁on ▁Mag d alen ▁Bridge . ▁Stud ents ▁and ▁fell ows ▁of ▁Mag d alen ▁College ▁gather ▁in ▁the ▁college ▁clo ister s ▁and ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁to wers ▁within ▁the ▁college ▁grounds . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁event ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁Bank ▁Hol iday ▁week end , ▁and ▁a ▁record ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁gathered ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁cho ir . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Cor on av irus ▁pan demic ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁cancel led , ▁however ▁the ▁cho ir ▁recorded ▁a ▁' Virtual ▁May ▁Mor ning ', ▁originally ▁broadcast ▁live . ▁▁ ▁This ▁is ▁then ▁followed ▁by ▁general ▁revel ry ▁and ▁festiv ities ▁including ▁Morris ▁dan cing ▁in ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Square ▁between ▁the ▁University ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Camera , ▁imp rom pt u ▁music , ▁etc ., ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of