Different dances are appropriate to the various relgious festivals. A mime of the Eucharist is part of May Day Morris Dances. A dancer called the Cake and Sword Bearer walks among the audience offering pieces of cake borne upon a sword. The cake brings good luck and makes the theme of sacrifice a shared ritual. The dancers in the Morris Dance dress alike, wear hats to take attention away from their faces and use other disguises or props to hide their personal identities and emphasize their function as religious intermediaries.
Dancers always wear bells and ribbons on their boots, which contribute to the effect of thedance.
Some of the traditional dances have religious origins. The Nutting Girl is a good example of a Morris Dance. Maying in Literature, Art and Music May Day celebrations were so common a part of English life that they've left their mark in English literature, music and art. One of the earliest mentions of maying is from the Thirteenth Century. In the legend of King Arthur, Queen Guinever rides out maying with her court.