Caravan site operator Parkdean has taken the time to explain the history behind May Day and why it is still celebrated in some parts of Britain to this day.
Taking place on May 1st, many people now use the May Day bank holiday weekend to get away for a caravan trip.
However, it was traditionally celebrated by UK villagers, who would awake at dawn to collect flowers and twigs to construct a maypole.
The celebrations were generally held to mark the coming of spring and took place throughout Europe in many different forms.
In England, people would dance around the maypole to music played by a piper, with each child holding a coloured ribbon and circling the pole, skipping in time.
The effect would be that the ribbons ended up plaited together around the maypole, creating a colourful display.
Some villages still celebrate the coming of spring in this way even today.
Meanwhile, Parkdean recently set up an online booking section on its website, meaning that caravanners should now find it even easier to organise a holiday at one of its 24 sites around the UK.
