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Post by cygnet on Jan 15, 2009 20:22:33 GMT
Beltane (May 1)
Second only to Samhain, Beltane is one of the most important festivals of the year. Beltane is the great Fertility rite of life, starting at dusk on the 30th and continuing until the dawn of the 1st. However today it is commonly all held on May 1st itself. The Maypole celebration returns to us again. The interwoven,spiralling dance of life around the symbol of the God ( the pole). Many people would be handfasted on this day, and a child concieved on Beltane was believed to be destined for greatness.
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