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

Members of the Hook Eagle Morris perform outside the Shack Cafe, near to Hook in Hampshire, as they see in the May Day dawn. Picture date: Friday May 1, 2026. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
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
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
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
Buddhist pilgrims take part in celebrations marking Buddha's birthday at the Boudha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

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