Beltane
May Day, a celebration of Summer
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Beltane Correspondences

Other names for Beltane: Bealtaine, May Day, the Great Rite, May Eve, Bhealltainn,
Walpurgisnacht, Giamonios, Floralia, Celtic Summer, Walpurgis Eve

Northern Hemisphere - Traditional, May 1st Old Style, Around May 5th Southern
Hemisphere - Traditional, November 1st Old Style, Around November 5th

Symbols:

Fire, May Poles, May Baskets, Flowers and Ribbons

Symbolism:

Fertility, Love, Self-Discovery, Renewal of Vows, Personal Growth. The God and
Goddess Union, and the conceiving of the God as the Goddess enters her Motherhood
phase

Colors:

Yellow, white, Red, Green, Pink, Orange

Activities:

Making and dancing around a May Pole, creating large and small fires, leaping the
balefires, dancing, braiding ribbons to put into hair and onto trees, Gathering
flowers, The Great Rite and celebrating the joys in life

Animals:  

Rabbits, Honey Bees, Goats

Plants and Herbs:  

Lilac, Rose, Primrose, Rosemary, Birch, Almond, Angelica, Bluebella, Cinquefoil,
Daisy, Frankincense, Hawthorne, Ivy, Marigold, Meadowsweet, Satyrion Root,
Woodruff, Yellow Cowslips

Stones:  

Bloodstone, Sapphire, Emerald, Orange Carnelian, Rose Quartz

Mythical Creatures:  

Satyrs, Faeries, Pegasus, Giants.

Foods:  

Red Fruits, Herbal Salads, Oats, Sweets, Honey, Dairy Foods,

Atunement Teas
(blended or individually):  

Saffron, Hibiscus, Burdock, Rose Hips, Damiana

Ritual Oils:  

Vanilla, Rose, Passion Flower, Tuberose

Meaning:  

Fertility for all living things, Sacred Marriage, Union of God and Goddess, All new life

Incense:  

Frankincense, Lilac and Rose

Suggested Altar Decorations:  

Small May Pole, Phallus shaped candle, Daisy chain and springtime wildflowers. Any
white flowers are appropriate, especially those with five petals. White altar cloth and
white candles. Set up your altar with the usual tools. Include a white ribbon and a
red ribbon

Deities:   

All Mother Goddesses, Rhiannon, Hera, Rhea, Anu, Cerridwen. Any consort aspect of
the God, Bel, Cerunnos, Pan, Mercury. Marriage/Sexual Union of Deities.

Other Goddesses:  

Venus, Flora (Roman), Sheila-na-Gig, Flidais (Irish), Fand (Manx-Irish), Tuulikki,
Mielikki (Finnish), Rainbow Snake (Aboriginal), Ilamatecuhtil, Zochiquitzal (Aztec),
Prithvi (Hindu), Cupra (Etruscan), Lofn, Var, Freya (Norse), Artemis, Hilaria,
Aphrodite, Diana, Baubo (Greek), Damara, Ariel (English), Kaikibani (Polynesian),
Sarbanda (Babylonian, Blodewedd (Welsh), Erzulie (Voodun), Aima (Hebraic, Pershta,
Devana (Slavic), Skadi (Teutonic)

Other Gods:  

Faunus (Roman), Cupid/Eros (Greco-Roman), Orian (Greco-Arabic), Beltene
(Irish-Scottish), Chors (Slavic), Manwyddan (Welsh), King Arthur (Welsh-Cornish),
Frey, Odin (Norse), Heme (Greek), Puck, Robin Goodfellow (English), Lono (Polynesian),
Baal (Phoenician), Telipinu (Hittite), The Great Horned God (European), (From "The
Sabbats, A New Approach to Living the Old Ways", by Edain McCoy)
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