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Bealtaine (anglicised as 'Beltane') (/ˈbɛl.teɪn/;
Irish pronunciation: [ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠəʲnə],
approximately /ˈb(j)ɒltɪnə/ B(Y)OL-tin-ə) is the
Gaelic May Day...
- "Beacons at
Bealtaine" is a poem by
Irish poet
Seamus Heaney which was
composed for the EU
Enlargement on May 1, 2004. "
Bealtaine" is a
Gaelic holiday...
- solstice. It is one of the four
Gaelic seasonal festivals along with Imbolc,
Bealtaine, and Lughnasa.
Historically it was
widely observed throughout Ireland...
- (Imbolc, then Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán)
Summer (Samhradh) - May, June, July (
Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil)
Autumn (Fómhar 'Harvest') - August, September, October...
- Night" is held on May Eve, 30 April, on the eve of the
Celtic festival of
Bealtaine.
Bonfire celebrations can pose a risk to
public safety due to the possibility...
- and a
place of ****embly ****ociated with the
druids and the
festival of
Bealtaine. The
summit is 182
metres (597 ft)
above sea
level and lies
north of the...
- workday. In Ireland, May Day has long been
celebrated as the
festival of
Bealtaine. It
marks the
beginning of
summer and
historically was when
cattle were...
- repo****te the Earth.[page needed]
According to
Irish mythology,
Samhain (like
Bealtaine) was a time when the 'doorways' to the
Otherworld opened,
allowing supernatural...
- Jig Sean-nós Set
dancing Stepdance Festivals Imbolc Saint Patrick's Day
Bealtaine The
Twelfth Lúnasa Rose of
Tralee Samhain /
Halloween Wren Day Languages...
- ****e bag ****ed beef
Festivals Imbolc/St Brigid's Day St Patrick's Day
Bealtaine The
Twelfth Lúnasa Rose of
Tralee Samhain Wren Day
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