It’s time to embrace your inner fire and let your passions burn bright Getty Magic permeates through the air as we step into the blossoming beauty and passion of Beltane. This ancient celebration is a ...

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 ...

The annual spectacle on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill marks the start of summer.

“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 ...

If you have any witchy or Wiccan friends, come late April, you’ll likely see their tributes to Beltane popping up in your social media feeds. But while it may seem like a new trend sparked by recent ...

The May Queen comes to life at the end of the ritual celebrating the arrival of summer Thousands of people have gathered in Edinburgh to mark the arrival of summer at the annual Beltane Fire Festival.

Tickets for Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival 2026 on Calton Hill go on sale tomorrow. Celebrate Celtic tradition with music, dance and ...

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 ...

Beltane, for those unfamiliar with its origins, can have some serious Midsommar vibes. But before you cry "May Day," know that there's absolutely nothing scary about the actual holiday. In fact, it's ...