Beltane Fire Festival

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• Beltane, or May Eve - April 30; observed in Ireland and parts of the British Isles, Beltane has its origins in an ancient Celtic festival. Beginning at moonrise on May Day Eve, the festival included the building of bonfires to prevent disease and cure barrenness (the fire being symbolic of the life-giving sun). Young couples would go "a-Maying" out in the woods; often these were couples that planned to marry, and while "a-Maying" they might make love for the first time!

•  Beltane Fire Society - in Edinburgh, Ireland
•  Free Spirit Alliance Beltaine Retreat and MayFest - in northern Maryland May 4-6, 2001

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last edited Tuesday, March 11, 2008