Fire dancers, drummers and painted pagan gods bring ancient Celtic traditions blazing back to life in Edinburgh as Lucie Grace joins the crowds at Beltane Fire Festival – and promptly gets lost ...

To top it all off, there will be a maypole dance, a Beltane ceremony and the crowning of the May Queen and Green Man. Fairy wings and fantasy attire are highly encouraged for this night of magic ...

Maypole dances are also common, with some celebrants using a May tree or May bush instead. Planting flowers or other greenery is a fun and lasting way to honor Beltane.

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Hands touch the maypole, during the Beltane celebrations at Glastonbury Chalice Well in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, Wednesday May 1, 2019. People gathered to observe a modern interpretation of ...

10. Dancing the Maypole Last but certainly not least, maypole dancing is perhaps the most widely recognized celebration of Beltane.