Central to the event are the figures of the May Queen and the Green Man, who symbolise the balance between world and self, spirit and nature. Jenny Bloom, chair of the Beltane Fire Society, said: ...

The celebration is the spring and summer counterpart to the Samhuinn Fire Festival, that takes place in October Almost 10,000 people attended the annual Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh on Thursday ...

Almost 10,000 people attended the annual Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh on Thursday night to celebrate the beginning of the summer season. The celebration on the city's Calton Hill is led by the ...

(Mass Appeal) – Beltane is an ancient Gaelic festival celebrated on May 1st or midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice that marks the beginning of summer, peak spring fertility, and the ...

On May 1st, 2026, the Wheel of the Year turns to Beltane, the festival of fire and fertility. It honors the God and Goddess and their life-giving union, and for the first time since 1988, this day is ...

The annual spectacle on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill marks the start of summer. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium ...

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“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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We purposely wanted to incorporate the dancers to have that connective tissue with Outlander,” executive producer Maril Davis ...