beltane

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1. beltane - Noun

2. Beltane - Proper noun

Meaning

The first day of May (Old Style).

A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May, in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland and Ireland.

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A Beltane bonfire at WEHEC 2015 Food was also cooked at the bonfire and there were rituals involving it. Source: Internet

At dawn on Beltane, maidens would roll in the dew or wash their faces with it. Source: Internet

Before the modern era Beltane (the beginning of summer) and Samhain (the beginning of winter) are thought to have been the most important of the four Gaelic festivals. Source: Internet

All household fires would be doused and then re-lit from the Beltane bonfire. Source: Internet

Bonfires A Beltane bonfire at Butser Ancient Farm Bonfires continued to be a key part of the festival in the modern era. Source: Internet

Alternatively it could be a field where the Beltane festival was celebrated. Source: Internet

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