What Is Beltane and Why Do We Celebrate It? Beltane is the name of a Gaelic May Day festival, typically celebrated in Ireland, Isle of Man and Scotland. Taking place between the spring equinox and the ...

“We purposely wanted to incorporate the dancers to have that connective tissue with Outlander,” executive producer Maril Davis says in an interview with Town & Country. The festival’s sequence was ...

Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere will begin marking the spring festival of Beltane Thursday night, celebrating the abundance of the coming year. Beltane is one of the eight annual festivals or ...

Thursday evening, senior Mary Fingerholz will write a message of growth on a ribbon attached to a maypole in a St. Paul Park. She will weave her ribbon and those of other University Pagan Society ...

Beltane traditionally kicks off at sunset on April 30 and continues through the night into May 1, a day traditionally seen as the beginning of summer. It's a celebration of the arrival of the lighter, ...

Beltane Fire Society performers celebrate the coming of summer in the 2013 Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere ...

As numbers slump at modern music festivals, traditional gatherings such as Beltane are more popular than ever, says Victoria Lambert. The 30ft-high Wicker Man at Butser Ancient Farm near Petersfield, ...