The goddess awakes as the days grow longer and the light overtakes the darkness. The goddess fills the earth with fertility. Beltane celebrates the transformation of the boy god into manhood. He is filled with lust for the goddess and lies with her in the grass. The earth becomes pregnant with her vitality.
Crops begin to grow.
The Earth Mother is filled with fertility. Wiccans practice numerous kinds of magic during this season. The next season is Lughnasadh, the time of the first harvest. The Wiccan god begins to lose his strength as the Sun rises higher each day. The nights grow longer.