Come and join us as we celebrate and reconnect with the Magic of Community With on-site camping, live music, stalls, exhibits, entertainment, speakers and workshops. Farmers would also have driven their cattle between bonfires to cleanse and protect them before being put out into the fields. Fire was seen as a purifier and healer and would have been walked around and danced/jumped over by the members of the community. The performance then moves into its community phase. In this way the community was connected to each other by the sacred fire which was central to all.
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The observance of this hugely important time in the turning of the wheel of the year was characterised by a celebration of the return of the fertility of the land, and would have been a time when livestock would have been put out to pasture. That Calton Hill is now a popular park for all Edinburgh residents as well as tourists is evidence of the influence that our festival has had on this picturesque space. The Beltane Fire Society is run by a volunteer Board of Trustees who oversee the year-round operation of the organisation. It is a time for celebrating fertility, both in the context of our biological functions as well as our own creative energies, the fertility of our creative community.The modern Beltane Fire Festival is inspired by the ancient While the festival draws on a variety of historical, mythological and literary influences, the organisers do not claim it to be anything other than a modern celebration of Beltane, evolving with its participants. Charity Number SC040137. From here the finishing movements of the festival are played out in a dance of reds and whites. We receive no donations from any public funds. Beltane Fire Festival is a Weekend of Celebration Imbil Showgrounds 30 October – 1 November 2020.

On Saturday night a Community Feast and Fire Ceremony.

Since then the festival has grown, and now involves over 300 voluntary collaborators and performers with the available tickets often selling out. The Earth warms under the sun’s caress and the world is new and bright again!

The modern festival was started in 1988 by a small group of enthusiasts including the musical collective Test Dept, with academic support from the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

At the procession’s head is the May Queen and the Green Man, followed by a cavalcade of characters who are intrinsically linked to them and their journey. It is with great regret that in light of COVID-19, the decision has been taken to cancel our Beltane Festival celebrations for 2020 Copyright © 2020 Peebles Beltane Festival. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have unfortunately had to cancel the events that were originally scheduled for this years Bealtaine Festival. At first glance, it may seem weird to dance around gigantic bonfires, but you do not have to join if it makes you feel uncomfortable. The purpose of our festival is not to recreate ancient practices but to continue in the spirit of our ancient forebears and create our own connection to the cycles of nature. Bealtaine Festival AT HOME. Having been resurrected as a practice in 1988 it has become a central focus for our community, bringing many many people together to acknowledge and revel in the birth of the Summer and the fertility of the land.One of the four quarter day festivals, Beltane saw members of communities come together to celebrate the return of the summer. Welcome to Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival - Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age. 24 edizione della Festa di Beltane. The word ‘Beltane’ roughly translates as ‘bright fire’ and, as such, one of the most important rituals, which survives today in our modern festival, concerns the lighting of the Beltane bonfire. The modern Beltane Fire Festival is inspired by the ancient Gaelic festival of Beltane which began on the evening before 1 May and marked the beginning of summer.

The boundaries between performers and audience then fades and the festival, performers, music and audience drift off into the night, taking away the memories of a unique and special event.While Arthur’s Seat was, in times past, the location for Beltane celebrations, at the time of the planning of the new Beltane Festival a location was needed that was more accessible and central, while still maintaining an association with nature and the environment. Calton Hill also at that time had a bad reputation relating to sex and drugs and was a ‘no go’ area of the city, and part of the aim was to ‘reclaim’ that space for the local community through our celebrations. Festa Celtica di Beltane. The Society is funded entirely by donations through its membership and from Beltane Fire Festival ticket sales.

Company Number SC341753. Beltane Fire Society is a not-for-profit registered charity in Scotland. It is about casting off the darkness and celebrating the light. Beltane Fire Society. Our week long Beltane festival has been celebrated since 1897 (though its roots stretch much further back in time) and the oganisers strive to uphold its ancient traditions.Over its long history, the spectacle has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitiors from all over the globe.It encompases a wide selection of activities and spectacle involving many hundreds of participents including horse riding, a fancy dress parade, school discos, sports, dancing on the streets, a concert, fairground, lots of music ... and lots lots more.There are several principle characters involved in different aspects of the week with many of their duties overlapping.The Week also invloves A LOT of horses - it is part of a Borders wide tradition celebrating the horse.The March Riding takes place on the Wednesday night - it features the iconic fording of the Tweed which is followed by horse racing on the hillside racecourse above the town behind the golf course.There are several events throughout the week Beginning on Sunday with an inaugural service at the ruin of the Cross Kirk.

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