<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Maypoles</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31381600</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:42:58</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">maypoles</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Maypole</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">maypole</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Tall poles decorated with flowers and greenery, often painted with stripes, and erected in open spaces for May Day celebrants to dance around. Celebrants often wind ribbons or streamers around the pole in complex patterns. The rite is related to ancient spring fertility dances that began around living trees. ]]></dc:description></metadata>