Beltane (English, name)
expansion: Beltane
Senses:
glosses: The first day of May (since 1752); May Day, a Scottish quarter day, sometimes associated by Christians with the nearest Church Feast, the Invention of the Cross (3 May), and Whitsunday (15 May).
glosses: An ancient Gaelic/Celtic May Day holiday celebration, at which large bonfires were built on the hilltops, revived by Celtic neopagans.
Forms:
form: Bealtine
tags: alternative
form: Bealtaine
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form: Beltaine
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form: Beltene
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form: Beltein
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form: Beltin
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form: Bealtuinn
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