BELTANE

This is the Celtic feast of flowers which marks the first day of the Celtic summer or of the bright half of the year.
 

DATE
The Evening before May / May 1st
 

CORRESPONDING MODERN FEAST
Mai 1st, night of Walpurgis
 

CELTIC GODS
Belenos, Flora, Blodeuwedd
 

ASSIGNMENT
Moonhalf in season cross, male
 

CUSTOMS
Singing and dancing, feast, building the may tree, gathering flowers, wearing green clothes, fire imploring
 

SYMBOLS
May tree, yellow daffodils, bright colours, friendly smiling sun
 

SMOKE WORK
Lilac, heather, apple blossom
 

TRESHOLD TIME
Dawn