[PAR] [TLE] Maypole [SEP] A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. [PAR] [TLE] Ickwell May Day [SEP] Ickwell May Day is a celebration of spring held at Ickwell in the parish of Northill.  The earliest documented Ickwell May Day festivities were in 1565.  By then it had become a Christian festival, though its origins likely pre-date Christianity to the pagan Beltane festivals.  In 1872 the squire of the town erected a permanent Maypole and left a bequest in his will to fund the annual celebration.
[PAR] [TLE] Maypole [ SEP ] A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals , around which a maypole dance often takes place . [PAR] [TLE] Ickwell May Day [ SEP ] Ickwell May Day is a celebration of spring held at Ickwell in the parish of Northill . The earliest documented Ickwell May Day festivities were in 1565 . By then it had become a Christian festival , though its origins likely pre - date Christianity to the pagan Beltane festivals . In 1872 the squire of the town erected a permanent Maypole and left a bequest in his will to fund the annual celebration .
In what year was a pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals first erected permanently in Ickwell?
In what year was a pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals first erected permanently in Ickwell ?
1872
1872