May Pole I believe has pagan origins long before Marx.
They snake-danced past our house in Yokohama, spotting my dad's Packard parked in the street.
About 30 young men got on one side of the Packard and succeeded in flipping it over. It was then set on fire.
I remembering as I was biking to work in Bamberg, Germany, mid-’70’s, seeing the red flags and commies gathered around city hall.