Events like this—and Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival—draw on centuries-old traditions that once marked the changing seasons across the Celtic world. Each spring, on the night of April 30 ...

Since ancient times, Beltane, which is observed on May 1 between the spring and summer equinoxes, has been a joyous occasion. While its origins stem from pagan festivals. Wiccans and neopagans ...

Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival returns to Calton Hill this month - a spectacular celebratory event that attracts thousands each year. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh ...

with Beltane officially beginning at moonrise on May Day Eve. Through time, Beltane became a festival carried out with the “utmost secrecy” as the church began to warn against superstitious ...