In pictures: Oxford's May Morning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-39769904 Version 0 of 1. A record-breaking 27,000 people have descended on Oxford for its annual spring celebration. The May Morning festival, whose origins are unclear, has been a tradition for more than 500 years. It began with crowds listening to the Magdalen College Choir serenade the congregation from Magdalen Tower at daybreak. The bells were then rung - the movement of which typically makes the tower sway up to 4in (10cm). |