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Beltane
[ bel-teyn, -tin ]
noun
- an ancient Celtic festival observed on May Day in Scotland and Ireland to mark the beginning of summer.
Beltane
/ ˈbɛlteɪn; -tən /
noun
- an ancient Celtic festival with a sacrificial bonfire on May Day. It is also celebrated by modern pagans
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Origin of Beltane1
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This form of the Beltane superstition was observed in the north of England, and in Scotland, about fifty years ago.
A relic of this worship lingered until recently in the Beltane fires that were lit on the high hills of Scotland and Ireland.
In the central highlands of Scotland the Beltane fires were kindled on the 1st of May.
The Highlanders have a proverb, “he is between two beltane fires.”
The name of the old festival of Beltane still lingers on the hill.
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