maypole_Greece

12 dancers are holding a maypole (strip, ribbon) and are dancing simultaneously in couples, singing a traditional greek song.

The number 12 suggests the 12 months of the year.

The circular dance symbolises the switching of the four seasons of the year. 

To the greek community, the Maypole symbolises peace, concord, collaboration and co-responsibility. 

Our school Maypole consists of eight colourful ribbons, one for each collaborate country in the European programme Erasmus+. Our students` dance in the schoolyard through the Greek Carnival, sends a message of reconciliation , partnership, co-responsibility between students and teachers from France, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Spain and Portugal.