The Goddess begins here reign as the Maiden. It is a time for planting of seeds and new beginnings. It is traditional to jump over the Beltane fire for fertility or good luck in the coming growing season. A woman is highly blessed if impregnated on Beltane. Women wear circlets of flowers.
Men wear green circlets.
The powers of nature have reached their peak. The earth is awash in the fertility of the Goddess and God. All plant life is bursting forth with mature growth. It is traditional to leap over bonfires to encourage energy, fertility, purification, health, and love. The fire represents the sun.