Celebrating Beltane
The Celtic Celebration of Beltane which denotes the start of summer in the old Celtic schedule is a Cross Quarter Day, somewhere between the Spring Equinox and the Midyear Solstice. While the Beltane Celebration is presently connected with May first, the real cosmic date is various days after the fact. The celebration was set apart by the lighting of huge fires and the development of creatures to summer pastures. In Celtic folklore, the start of the mid year season lit with the Fire Celebration at Beltane. Extraordinary huge fires would stamp a period of filtration and change, proclaiming in the season in the desire for a decent collect later in the year, and were joined by ceremonies to safeguard individuals from any damage by powerful spirits. At the Beltany (Beltony) Stone Circle in the North West of Ireland, the dawn at Beltane is lined up with the main beautified stone in the circle. The Beltany Stone Circle gets its name from Beltane which is related with the lighting of peak f...