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Flora Day in Helston, Cornwall. The May festival is a celebration of the passing of winter and the arrival of spring. Residents spend the day dancing

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8192 x 5464 px | 69.4 x 46.3 cm | 27.3 x 18.2 inches | 300dpi

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7 May 2022

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Flora Day in Helston, Cornwall. The May festival is a celebration of the passing of winter and the arrival of spring. Residents spend the day dancing throughout the town and houses are dressed with bluebells, lily of the valley and other floral arrangements. Picture date: Saturday May 7, 2022. Photograph by Christopher Ison ©

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Flora Day in Helston, Cornwall. The May festival is a celebration of the passing of winter and the arrival of spring. Residents spend the day dancing

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