Beltane

Names:

Bealtaine (Irish Wittan), Whitsun or Old Bhealltainn (Scottish PectiWita), Bealtinne (Caledonii or the Druids), Samhradh and La Baal Tinne (Faery Wicca), Roodmas, Rudemas (Mexican Craft), Walburga (Teutonic), Walpurgisnacht (German), Walpurgis Eve, Celtic Summer, Giamonios, Tana's Day - La Giornata di Tana (Aridian Strega), Floralia, The Great Rite, May Day, and May Eve. It is also known as Cetshamain in Ireland, and is one of the few specifically Irish festivals.

Theme Meaning:

Mythos:

Gods and Goddesses: 
All Virgin-Mother Goddesses, all Young Father Gods, all Gods and Goddesses of the Hunt, of Love, and of Fertility

Goddesses:

Aphrodite, Arianrhod, Artemis, Astarte, Venus, Diana, Ariel, Var, Skadi, Shiela-na-gig, Cybele, Xochiquetzal, Freya, and Rhiannon

Gods:

Apollo, Bacchus, Bel/Belanos, Cernunnos, Pan, Herne, Faunus, Cupid/Eros, Odin, Orion, Frey, Robin Goodfellow, Puck, and The Great Horned God

Symbols: 
Flowers, Chalice, May Pole, May Baskets, Crossroads

Key Action: 
Take Action (ie...Get up and Do Something!) take action on the activities and projects you had planned and started on Ostara.  

Traditional Activities: 
Gathering Flowers, Wrapping the May Pole, The Great Rite and Blowing Horns

Fruitful actions: 
Spellwork to consider include those for fertility, love, spiritual communion/closeness with deity, safety, prosperity, and conservation. A good time for divinations of all types, and for establishing a woodland or garden shrine. The household guardians should be honored at this time.

Colors: 
Red, Green, White, Dark Yellow

Plants: 
Hawthorn,Rosemary, Birch

Flowers: 
Roses, Bluebells, Marigolds, Daisies, Primroses and Lilac

Stones: 
Sapphire, Bloodstone

Animals: 
Goats, Rabbits, Honey Bees

Mythical Creatures: 
Faeries, Satyrs, Pegasus, Giants

Foods: 
Dairy Foods, Oats, Honey

Taboos: 
Giving away fire or food

Attunement Teas:
Burdock, Damiana, Hibiscus, Rose Hips

Ritual Oils: 
Passion Flower, Rose, Vanilla