It is Beltane, the Celtic festival of fire and light marking either the midpoint of spring or the beginning of summer! Well known as a time of revelry, Beltane is also a celebration of fertility: both of the kind good for planting crops and the kind good for sowing seeds of another kind. Beltane also corresponds to the Germanic festivals Walpurgisnacht as well as International Workers’ Day (aka May Day). And, of course, if you’re on the bottom side of the world it’s the opposite day: Samhain!
As always we’ve gathered all of our related posts as well as those we found across the internet that we thought you might enjoy. Have a great time celebrating!
-Aryós Héngwis
Beltane / May Day Posts:
- Steven Posch. “Is Beltane ‘Bright Fire’ or ‘Bel’s Fire?’“
- The Cunning Wife. “Broom Lore for Walpurgisnacht and Other Holidays”
- Steven Posch. “A Little Samhain in Every Bealtaine”
- Steven Posch. “Maypole or Bonfire?”
- Steven Posch. “The Minnesota May Song”
- Steven Posch. “Overheard in April”
- Kate Laity. “Riding with Nicnevin”
Life and Fertility Posts:
- Tasha Halpert. “April Showers, May Flowers”
- Karen Clark. “An Encounter with the Green Man”
- Bee Smith. “Celebrating Ageing at Bealtaine”
- Robin Fennelly. “The Lover’s Flame of Beltane”
- Helena. “Saying Goodbye in the Spring.”
Light Posts:
- Nimue Brown. “Celebrating Tree Flowers”
- Steven Posch. “Epicycles”
- Rachel Patterson. “Energy of the Seasons”
- Steven Posch. “Pancake Moon”
- Eileen Troemel. “Potential”
- Danu Forest. “Spring Transformation Magic”
- Leni Hester. “Stellar Ascent and Aid”
Spring Posts:
- Nimue Brown. “Celebrating the Dawn Chorus”
- Rachel Patters. “The Hawthorn”
- Shawn Sanford Beck. “Season of the Bones”
- Eileen Troemel. “Spring Cleaning”
- Tiffany Lazic. “Spring’s Flowering”
- Tasha Halpert. “Spring Is Making Its Way”
Summer Posts:
- Diotima. “Back to the Garden”
- Mark Green. “Join Us for Moon Meet This Summer!”
- Leni Hester. “The Last Day of Winter”
Cool Stuff We Found:
- 5 Types of Male Birth Control We May Never See
- Aphrodite: Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Fertility
- Are Easter Eggs Passover Eggs?
- Artificial Placenta Serves for Lamb
- A Busy Season in Georgia
- Blossoms
- A Day for Mothers
- The Flowers In My Garden
- Keep’s Sake
- Magical Nine-Tailed Fox
- May Day 2017
- May Day and Mosul
- Road Trip of History in Ireland
- Rose Tattoo
- Secret Sunrise Beltane Celebration
- Summer Pagan Festivals in 2017
- Sunflowers
- Towards the Sunset
- What Would Life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Look Like?
- Wishing You All Bright Blessings
- World Water Day
Top image by Venkatx5
