Greeting’s heathens and witches,
Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast…
Beltane is held on May 1st (or November 1st if you’re in the southern hemisphere), which is about halfway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. Beltane has been celebrated since ancient times with bonfires, visiting holy wells, fertility rituals, handfasting, honoring the fae folk, maypoles, feasts, and decorating with spring greenery, flowers, or ribbons.
In this episode, we discuss the origins of Beltane and other festivals that happen at the same time, such as Walpurgisnacht, May Day, Blōstmfrēols, and Floralia. While each one of these is a separate festival, we can also see strong ties to Beltane celebrations, as well as similarities to each other.
We also share how we celebrate Beltane, go over correspondences, and share a simple Beltane ritual. To get the full picture, we recommend that you also listen to episode 11: Beltane 102.