01/05/2024
Beltane Blessings! May Day is here and while I love the aesthetic of fall, I love summer too and today marks our transition towards it! Beltane celebrates the boisterous energy at the height of Spring. Beltane is a Cross-Quarter holiday on the Celtic Wheel of the Year. “Beltane is a celebration of brightness in the dark of night, crafting big and burning bonfires the Fae folk, dance, fertility, and love. During Beltane we craft ritual fires, we work with Hawthorn, and we dance in the woods around the May Pole. Throughout Europe, on Beltane, a May Queen would be crowned with garlands to represent Flora, a fertility goddess of both springtime and flowers. Beltane is also considered the wedding of the Great God and Goddess, and because of this, it is a popular time for weddings or the tradition of handfastings.” - Tamed Wild