This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival of summer. Flames rise behind a performer at the Beltain Celtic Fire ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Outlander: Blood of My Blood Episode 5 “Needfire” takes place over one incredibly tumultuous and romantic Beltane. The May festival was a key part of Irish, Scottish, and ...

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 ...

You might have heard of May Day, but do you know exactly what it is and why people celebrate it? The origins of May Day can be confusing because it has a few different meanings depending on where you ...

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 ...

There were scenes of celebration on May Day today (1 May). Morris dancers marked the occasion at Ham Hill, Somerset. The Wyvern Jubilee Morris, Treacle Eater Clog and Border Enigma Morris dancers took ...

Today is May Day, the traditional recognition of spring and a day that for centuries was celebrated with relish by the people of Bermondsey parish. On May Day 1601 they even played host to Queen ...

MILTON — Spring has sprung and people everywhere are celebrating by spending more time outdoors enjoying the slightly warmer temperatures and the longer days. At one small business in Milton, though, ...

Thousands of people made their way to Edinburgh’s Calton Hill last night to celebrate the annual Beltane Fire Festival. The ancient Celtic tradition, that goes back more than 3,000 years, marks the ...

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 ...