- Beltane's Day
- a pagan fire festival associated with 1 May, another Scottish legal quarter day.
Scottish slang . 2013.
Beltane's Day
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Beltane Fire Festival — is an annual participatory arts event and ritual drama, held on April 30 on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It is inspired by the ancient Gaelic festival of Beltane which was historically held on May eve and marked the beginning of summer. The modern… … Wikipedia
Beltane (disambiguation) — Beltane or Beltaine is an ancient Gaelic holiday celebrated on May 1st (May Day) and the modern Irish word for the month of May. Beltaine or Beltaine can also refer to: * Beltaine (album), an album by Inkubus Sukkubus *Beltaine (band), a Polish… … Wikipedia
Beltane — Bel tane, n. [Gael. bealltainn, bealltuinn.] [1913 Webster] 1. The first day of May (Old Style). [1913 Webster] The quarter days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane, and Lammas. New English Dict. [1913 Webster] 2. A festival… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beltane — early 15c., from Lowland Scottish, from Gaelic bealltainn May 1, important Celtic religious rite marking the start of summer, probably lit. blazing fire, from PIE root *bhel (1) to shine, flash, burn (see BLEACH (Cf. bleach)) + O.Ir. ten fire,… … Etymology dictionary
Beltane — [bel′tān΄] n. [Scot < Gael Bealtainn] Celtic May Day … English World dictionary
Beltane — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Beltane type = Pagan caption = official name = nickname = Lá Bealtaine, Bealltainn, Beltain, Beltaine observedby = Gaels, Irish People, Scottish People, Manx people, Neopagans begins = ends = date = Northern… … Wikipedia
Beltane — /bel tayn, tin/, n. an ancient Celtic festival observed on May Day in Scotland and Ireland to mark the beginning of summer. [1375 1425; late ME (Scots) < ScotGael bealltainn, OIr bel(l)taine, perh. equiv. to *bel an obscure element, perh. the… … Universalium
Beltane Fire Society — The Beltane Fire Society organises the Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill and the Samhuinn Fire Festival on the Royal Mile, both in Edinburgh, Scotland. The society was formed in 1988 for the second Beltane Fire Festival (the first on Calton… … Wikipedia
Beltane — This word, variously spelled and meaning bright fire or lucky fire , is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name for *May Day, and is particularly associated with the custom of lighting *bonfires on the eve of the feast, to protect cattle from… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Beltane — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), May 1 or 2, from Scottish Gaelic bealltain Date: 15th century the Celtic May Day festival … New Collegiate Dictionary
