What is Beltane? Beltane is an ancient Celtic holiday that begins at sunset on April 30th and lasts until sunset on May 1. Neopagans celebrate it as a festive occasion that marks the end of spring and ...

The author with friends at a Beltane celebration, featuring a Maypole (Photo: Emily Guenther) Beltane is a holiday celebrated by many Earth-based spiritual traditions. It falls on May 1st and is ...

May Day has ancient, pagan roots, harmonizing with a modern-day appreciation of its association with the verdant, reanimating time of mid-spring. Beltane is the name of the pagan celebration of one of ...

What Is Beltane and Why Do We Celebrate It? Beltane is the name of a Gaelic May Day festival, typically celebrated in Ireland, Isle of Man and Scotland. Taking place between the spring equinox and the ...

Thursday evening, senior Mary Fingerholz will write a message of growth on a ribbon attached to a maypole in a St. Paul Park. She will weave her ribbon and those of other University Pagan Society ...

(RNS) — One of the eight sabbats, or modern pagan holidays, Beltane is a celebration of community after the colder months and of the returning fertility of the land. (RNS) — “Love, whose month is ever ...

Hold My Broom is an OnMilwaukee exclusive series exploring the magickal, mystical and cackle-worthy. For many, May 1 marks the time when we can finally start getting stoked for summer. Others know it ...

May Day is a spring celebration. It is believed to have originated from Floralia, the festival for Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, drinking and dancing. Another origination for May Day is Beltane ...