Bracebridge Hall - May-Day

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In which the gentle awakening of May-day is marked by the village’s festival around the May-pole, with rural sports, rustic pageantry, and a gathering of local characters, both merry and contentious. The idyll is momentarily disturbed by a spirited brawl and a fiery political orator, reminding us that beneath the quaint pleasures of country custom there lingers a human propensity for discord and passion.

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