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 ...

One of the great fire festivals of the Celtic year, Beltane marked the time the cattle went on to pasture, with ceremonies held around the fires to conjure good fortune and cleanse evil ...