In the pagan tradition, May Day is celebrated with a tall maypole decorated with leaves, ribbons and flowers and erected as a festival centerpiece to dance and revel around. In the Celtic tradition, ...

What Is Beltane and Why Do We Celebrate It? Beltane is the name of a Gaelic May Day festival, typically celebrated in Ireland, Isle of Man and Scotland. Taking place between the spring equinox and the ...

Thursday evening, senior Mary Fingerholz will write a message of growth on a ribbon attached to a maypole in a St. Paul Park. She will weave her ribbon and those of other University Pagan Society ...

In much of the world the first of May passes as gently and quietly as a spring breeze. But peek into certain circles and you”re likely to find feast, fire, ash, music and joyous revelry. The spiritual ...

Hold My Broom is an OnMilwaukee exclusive series exploring the magickal, mystical and cackle-worthy. For many, May 1 marks the time when we can finally start getting stoked for summer. Others know it ...

Plus, why the day that's closely associated with fertility and the divine feminine could trigger serious female rage this year. What is Beltane? The ancient Gaelic holiday is all about the rise of the ...

Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere will begin marking the spring festival of Beltane Thursday night, celebrating the abundance of the coming year. Beltane is one of the eight annual festivals or ...

Beltane Fire Society performers celebrate the coming of summer in the 2013 Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere ...

Summer's getting closer every day, which is reason enough to celebrate, but there's actually a more specific celebration to look forward to: Next Monday, May 1, is the Pagan sabbat Beltane. This ...