Monday, October 4, 2010

What is Beltane? (Beltaine)

Beltane (also known as May Day in modern times) was the beginning of the summer, when the animals were driven from the summer pastures and mountain pastures. The Celts celebrated bountifulness estimated gods with gifts, including animals or human sacrifice.

Beltane in the Scottish Highlands was one of the quarters of a day, or conditions, if any claims, rented or borrowed from other funds have been paid.

On the eve of the Beltane fires were twinsrelatively close contructed and wild type were driven each other to warn of diseases and other sources of ill health before driving the stock market from the prairies of the new season.

When Beltane was the Celtic festival held?.

Beltane (Bealtaine or) starts the month of May, and has a long history.

Modern May Day (May 1) to continue the ceremony was a young girl leading local moving and colorful, which was chosen to be on MayRegina, even though the original concept was the May Queen Creddylad points (Welsh), the daughter of the sea god Llyr.

The maypole is a symbol of fertility, Beltane is a vertical pole or post with colored flags that can be held by dancers during Mayday celebrations decorated.

As a celebration of Beltane was usually the night before with a bonfire, the Maypole celebration was usually just after sunrise the next morning.

Beltane isdefend, especially with the custom of lighting bonfires on the eve of the feast of wild type of witchcraft (plus other various ceremonies of purification) is connected. Mammoth Beltane fires were set in Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland.

Scottish fires tend to be built on mountain peaks, to improve its visibility in the countries.

This was a time when the couple made love in the fields and on their return, clothing and hair was a mess after a night of drinkinglustiness under the sky again in May

The combustion of these fires marked a moment of self-purification and transition, welcome to the new season with the hope of a harvest this year, with assistance from Rite pushed to protect the most populated of all damages it was natural or supernatural.

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