Beltane
Also calledLá Bealtaine  (Irish)
Là Bealltainn  (Scottish Gaelic)
Laa Boaltinn/Boaldyn  (Manx)
Beltain; Beltaine; Beltine; Beltany
Observed byGaels (modern Irish people, Scottish people and Manx people), Wiccans, and Celtic neopagans
TypeCultural
Pagan (Celtic polytheism, Celtic Neopaganism, Wicca)
SignificanceBeginning of summer
Celebrationslighting bonfires, decorating homes with May flowers, making May bushes, visiting holy wells, feasting
Date1 May
(or 1 November in the S. Hemisphere)
Frequencyannual
Related toMay Day, Calan Mai, Walpurgis Night