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- Beltane abstract "Beltane (/ˈbɛl.teɪn/) is the anglicised name for the Gaelic May Day festival. Most commonly it is held on 1 May, or about halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In Irish the name for the festival day is Lá Bealtaine ([l̪ˠaː ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə]), in Scottish Gaelic Là Bealltainn ([l̪ˠa: ˈpjaul̪ˠt̪ˠɪɲ]) and in Manx Gaelic Laa Boaltinn/Boaldyn. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals—along with Samhain, Imbolc and Lughnasadh—and is similar to the Welsh Calan Mai.Beltane is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and it is associated with important events in Irish mythology. It marked the beginning of summer and was when cattle were driven out to the summer pastures. Rituals were performed to protect the cattle, crops and people, and to encourage growth. Special bonfires were kindled, and their flames, smoke and ashes were deemed to have protective powers. The people and their cattle would walk around the bonfire or between two bonfires, and sometimes leap over the flames or embers. All household fires would be doused and then re-lit from the Beltane bonfire. These gatherings would be accompanied by a feast, and some of the food and drink would be offered to the aos sí. Doors, windows, byres and the cattle themselves would be decorated with yellow May flowers, perhaps because they evoked fire. In parts of Ireland, people would make a May Bush: a thorn bush decorated with flowers, ribbons and bright shells. Holy wells were also visited, while Beltane dew was thought to bring beauty and maintain youthfulness. Many of these customs were part of May Day or Midsummer festivals in other parts of Great Britain and Europe.Beltane celebrations had largely died out by the mid-20th century, although some of its customs continued and in some places it has been revived as a cultural event. Since the late 20th century, Celtic neopagans and Wiccans have observed Beltane, or something based on it, as a religious holiday. Neopagans in the Southern Hemisphere often celebrate Beltane at the other end of the year (around 1 November).".
- Beltane country Celtic_neopaganism.
- Beltane country Gaels.
- Beltane country Irish_people.
- Beltane country Manx_people.
- Beltane country Scottish_people.
- Beltane country Wicca.
- Beltane meaning "beginning of summer".
- Beltane similar Calan_Mai.
- Beltane similar May_Day.
- Beltane similar Walpurgis_Night.
- Beltane thumbnail Beltane_Bonfire_on_Calton_Hill.JPG?width=300.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Alexander_Carmichael.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Anglicisation.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Aos_Sí.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Arklow.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Baltic_Sea.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Bannock_(food).
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Beltane_Fire_Festival.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Beltany_stone_circle.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Bonfire.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Bonnet_(headgear).
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Calton_Hill.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Calton_Hill,_Edinburgh.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Carmina_Gadelica.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Category:April_observances.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cross-quarter_days.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Manx_culture.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Neopagan_holidays.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Category:November_observances.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Scottish_culture.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Spring_holidays.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Summer_holidays.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Caudle.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Celtic_Neopaganism.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Celtic_Reconstructionist_Paganism.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Celtic_calendar.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Celtic_neopaganism.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Celtic_polytheism.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Crataegus_monogyna.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Dew.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Emyr_Estyn_Evans.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Equinox.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Eve_Blantyre_Simpson.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink F._Marian_McNeill.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Fairy_fort.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink File:Beltane_Fire_Dragon.jpg.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Flower_bouquet.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Folkloristics.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Force-fire.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Gaelic_Ireland.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Gaelic_diaspora.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Gaels.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Garland.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Geoffrey_Keating.
- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Giltinė.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Hill_of_Tara.
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- Beltane wikiPageWikiLink Holidays_in_Wales.