The Wheel Of The Year - Beltane
- radiantmystic
- Oct 30, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 19, 2024
Southern Hemisphere - October 31st
Northern Hemisphere - May 1st
The midpoint between Ostara (Spring Equinox) & Litha (Summer Solstice), Beltane celebrates the peak of Spring & Nature and all it brings - abundance, fertility, the vibrant energy of life!
Beltane sits opposite Samhain on The Wheel of the Year, and so once again, the veil between worlds is at its thinnest, making it a fantastic time to connect with the spirit world & your ancestors. The two Sabbats are polar opposites, with Samhain celebrating death and Beltane celebrating life.
Beltane, also known as May Day, honours love & the sacred union of the God & Goddess and is often celebrated with handfasting, and other pagan wedding rites.
Traditionally, a fire festival, Beltane is a celebrated with feasting, bonfires, flowers & dancing. It is this ancient pagan holiday that brought us the Maypole dance - weaving the energies of masculine (pole) & feminine (floral wreath & ribbons) in a celebration of love & fertility.
CELEBRATE BY DECORATING YOUR SPACE WITH -
Green, blue, purple, white, yellow, red
Malachite, Carnelian, Sapphire, Rose Quartz, Tourmaline, Emerald
Maypoles, Wreaths or Garlands, Colourful ribbons, Flowers, Faeries
Bees, Deer, Cows, Rabbits, Horses, Swans, Butterflies, Doves, Swallows
Rose, Bluebells, Violets, Jasmine, Lemon, Hawthorn, any flowers
RITUALS & ACTIVITIES FOR THIS TIME -
Light a bonfire, a symbol of purification & new beginnings....if your local shire permits.
Have a picnic, or bring together friends and family for a feast.
Perform a handfasting with your partner.
Make your own flower crown.
Dance!
Set up your own maypole & decorate with ribbons, flowers & beads, in celebration of fertility & the turning of the Wheel.
Spend time in Nature
Leave an offering to the Fae.
This is the ultimate time for date night!! Celebrate love & passion!
Rituals for abundance, new beginnings, fertility, love, prosperity, blessings, creation, & cleansing.
Honour gods & goddesses such as - Freya, Pan, Flora, Aphrodite, Cernunnos, Belenus, Diana, Artemis, Green Man, Faunus, Inanna, Eros.
Above all, celebrate LIFE!!
Sending blessings & love on Beltane! May you find joy & abundance in all you do!
xx Terésa
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