• Traditional dancers perform near Hook in Hampshire, England, as they see in the May Day dawn. PA
    Traditional dancers perform near Hook in Hampshire, England, as they see in the May Day dawn. PA
  • UAE Team Emirates XRG cyclists in action during the second stage of the Tour de Romandie, from Rue to Vucherens, Switzerland. EPA
    UAE Team Emirates XRG cyclists in action during the second stage of the Tour de Romandie, from Rue to Vucherens, Switzerland. EPA
  • Performers painted red soak up the sun before taking part in the Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. AFP
    Performers painted red soak up the sun before taking part in the Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. AFP
  • Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, off Musandam, Oman. Reuters
    Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, off Musandam, Oman. Reuters
  • Chinese competitors are all a blur on day one of the World Aquatics Diving World Cup in Beijing. Getty Images
    Chinese competitors are all a blur on day one of the World Aquatics Diving World Cup in Beijing. Getty Images
  • A poppy field provides a splash of colour in the Jalayer Valley, northern Afghanistan. AFP
    A poppy field provides a splash of colour in the Jalayer Valley, northern Afghanistan. AFP
  • Students from the University of St Andrews, wearing traditional red gowns, take part in The Gaudie, a procession through the town and down to the pier, in Scotland. PA
    Students from the University of St Andrews, wearing traditional red gowns, take part in The Gaudie, a procession through the town and down to the pier, in Scotland. PA
  • Buddhist pilgrims take part in celebrations marking Buddha's birthday at the Boudha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    Buddhist pilgrims take part in celebrations marking Buddha's birthday at the Boudha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

Best photos of May 1: May Day celebrations to Buddha's birthday


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Updated: May 01, 2026, 8:37 AM