Rituals and Ceremonies, Wheel of the Year

Beltane and May Day Blessings

Happy May Day and Beltane Blessings! The first day of May (or thereabouts) has been celebrated by many cultures in Europe as the first day of Summer, especially in early pagan cultures — from the Romans and their Festival of Flora on April 27th to my ancestral traditions, Beltane on April 30 / May 1.… Continue reading Beltane and May Day Blessings

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Rituals and Ceremonies, Wheel of the Year

Celebrating Bealtaine… whenever it is!

  I love Bealtiane, which marks the beginning of the light half of the year in the Celtic calendar. It is celebrated with bonfires, revelry, dancing, maypoles .... and rituals and ceremonies celebrating the union of the Goddess and the Green Man. [You may remember the song "The Lusty Month of May" from the musical… Continue reading Celebrating Bealtaine… whenever it is!

Rituals and Ceremonies, Wheel of the Year

Birth a unique candle for Beltane

Beltane — the start of the Light half of the year in the Celtic is less than a week away for those of us north of the equator. My friends south of the equator will be welcoming  Samhain at the same time — the start of the Dark half of the year. I'm not sure which… Continue reading Birth a unique candle for Beltane