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11:07 GMT, Thursday, 1 May 2008 12:07 UK

Celebrations held to mark May Day

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Across England, celebrations have been held to mark 1 May, an important date in the English countryside calendar.

Morris Men in Farmborough, Somerset

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The Priston Jubilee Morris dancers performed at dawn at One Tree Hill in Farmborough, Somerset.

Morris Men in Farmborough, Somerset

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The group, formed in 1977, have an annual tradition of seeing in the dawn on 1 May.

Morris dancers in Norwich city centre

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In Norwich, the Fiddlesticks Morris dancers welcomed May Day with an early morning display in the city centre.

Magdalen Bridge celebrations in Oxford

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Hundreds of people gathered at the Magdalen Bridge in Oxford for their annual May Day celebrations.

Magdalen Bridge celebrations in Oxford

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Every year people gather on and around Magdalen Bridge to hear choristers sing hymns at dawn from the tower at Magdalen College.

Magdalen Bridge celebrations in Oxford

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About a dozen people defied warnings and jumped off the historic bridge. Safety concerns meant the bridge was closed, but jumpers took the plunge when it reopened to traffic.

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