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What is Beltane? You might have seen the word floating around today, so let’s talk about it. Beltane (pronounced “Bell-tayn”) is a seasonal festival rooted in ancient Celtic traditions. It falls on May 1st and marks the midpoint between spring equinox and summer solstice. In simple terms, it’s a celebration of fertility, fire, and life coming into full bloom. Traditionally, Beltane honored the sacred union of the God and Goddess, symbolizing the harmony of masculine and feminine energy in…

May Day is upon us. According to Irish mythology, this was a very important time indeed for our ancient ancestors. It marked the first day of summer and was known as Bealtaine.

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Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh

Beltane Fire Festival 2024, 30th April, Calton Hill, Edinburgh. The fire festival returns; everything you need to know about the upcoming festival.

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Uisneach Fire Festival.

Celtic dancers.

It might surprise you to learn that Halloween originated as a Celtic celebration for the new year, which in the Celtic calendar began on November 1st. (The Celts lived about 2,000 years ago in the area that’s now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France.) This tradition of “Hallowe’en” (short for “hallowed evening”) originated as

The Beltane celebrations at Glastonbury take place on May Day, as part of a pagan tradition to celebrate the coming of spring. People dressed in costumes dance and follow a procession of dragons and druids in this Celtic festival

We are into August already and the berries and fruit trees are ripening early this year. Soon I'll be getting ready to gather as many empty glass jars as I can for jams and pickles to last for the 4 or 6 months ahead. Already there are black currants, plums, crab apples, tay berries and in a couple of weeks the elderberries. Last year we make hedgerow jelly with rosehips, haw berries and black berries. Pear and cider apple chutney, and a few others that I can't remember the wonderful things…

Beltain, the Feast of Fire, is celebrated on the night of 30 April to 1 May and represents one most important pagan festivals. Fires burn throughout the night, symbolizing purification after the winter and celebrating the upcoming fertile season. Beltain is closely associated with celebrations of fertility and sexuality, garments were removed and danced around bonfires to symbolise the connection with nature and the awakening of the life force. Couples often made love in the woods or fields…

Sunset at Montelago Celtic Festival in Italy, between the tends