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Tabiti
04-30-2009, 08:33 PM
Happy Beltane to all who celebrate it!

http://www.lilymoonstorm.com/gallery/Beltane_2005.jpg
Psychonaut
04-30-2009, 08:39 PM
Happy Beltane to all who celebrate it!

That raises a good question. Does anyone here celebrate Beltane?
The Lawspeaker
04-30-2009, 08:49 PM
That raises a good question. Does anyone here celebrate Beltane?
Yap. Here's one. I would normally celebrate it.

Happy Beltane everyone.:)
Aemma
04-30-2009, 08:55 PM
Those of you that do celebrate it, what do you all do? Do you celebrate it much like Walpurgisnacht would be celebrated? :confused:
Óttar
04-30-2009, 08:57 PM
That raises a good question. Does anyone here celebrate Beltane?

I do! :D


Those of you that do celebrate it, what do you all do? Do you celebrate it much like Walpurgisnacht would be celebrated?

I go out to a German restaurant with friends, order up some Brat und Weisswurst, along with the best German Helles- oder Dunkelesbier I can find.

Prost!

:Lightbeer: :cheers: :drink
Aemma
04-30-2009, 09:03 PM
I do! :D


Happy Birthday Óttar! :D
Aemma
04-30-2009, 09:04 PM
Happy Beltane to all who celebrate it!

http://www.lilymoonstorm.com/gallery/Beltane_2005.jpg

Indeed, cheers to all that do! :thumb001:
Electronic God-Man
04-30-2009, 09:12 PM
The way I see it, Walpurgisnacht and Beltane are the Germanic and Celtic variations of the same holiday.

???
Psychonaut
04-30-2009, 09:22 PM
OK, thread split. Posts relating to Walpurgisnacht have been moved here (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4062). :)


The way I see it, Walpurgisnacht and Beltane are the Germanic and Celtic variations of the same holiday.

???

I've always seen Beltane as being very close to the Germanic festivals of Easter, Walpurgisnacht and Summer Finding (the three of which appear to be Continental and Scandinavian variants of each other). In all four cases, the basic purpose of the rite is to mark the beginning of the Summer. I think a lot of confusion in the meanings of these rites stems from the fact that many pagans are forcing our modern fourfold division of the year (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) onto a series of festivals that only broke things down into Summer and Winter.
Treffie
05-01-2009, 08:46 AM
In the UK, Beltane is associated with May Day so to a certain extent we celebrate it here - we all have a day off from work! :D
Freomćg
05-01-2009, 08:56 AM
Is it universally known as 'Beltane'? I find that interesting. Only the more educated Celtic Pagans tend to know Halloween as 'Samhain'.