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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MAKANDA — Come sing, chant, drum, and dance around the maypole Sunday, May 3, at Giant City State Park’s Shelter 2, as the Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance celebrates Beltane. This ritual will go on ...

The first day of May is celebrated across the globe in many different ways. There's May Day, or Beltane, a Gaelic and Celtic festival that celebrates the transition from spring to summer; ...

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 ...

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 ...

Summer's getting closer every day, which is reason enough to celebrate, but there's actually a more specific celebration to look forward to: Next Monday, May 1, is the Pagan sabbat Beltane. This ...