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You are here: Home / Magical Living / 5 Easy Ways to Celebrate Beltane

04/29/2015 By Tess Whitehurst 24 Comments

5 Easy Ways to Celebrate Beltane

Celebrating May Day doesn’t have to be complicated! Here are 5 quick ways you can celebrate the ancient holiday of Beltane.

Beltane is upon us, and the fairies are out in full force! Indeed, this is the point on the Wheel of the Year when the veil between the human realm and the realm of the fae is as thin as it gets.

Beltane – which falls on May 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and is also known as May Day – is a a time of fun, fertility, abundance, sensuality, romance, celebration, and purification. And while you can certainly build a bonfire and drum or dance the night away if you so desire, even a brief ritual of magic or devotion can have a powerful resonance, and can transport your consciousness into the realm of the sacred. With that in mind, here are five Beltane ritual and celebration ideas that you can fit into even the busiest schedule.

Easy Beltane Idea #1: Make a candle bonfire.

A Beltane bonfire is a traditional way to purify by burning away the last remnants of winter and turning stuck energy into vibrant power and life. To perform the same energetic action in miniature, place a pillar candle on a plate and arrange naturally shed twigs and fresh blossoms around its base. Light the candle, breathe deeply, and send your consciousness into the center of the flame, feeling/seeing/sensing the fire burn away all old unnecessary conditions and stuck energy into beautiful, radiant light.

Easy Beltane Idea #2: Frolic.

This Beltane, find a song that fills you with equal parts joy, wildness, and sensuality. Then blare it loudly and dance, being as silly and free as possible. Make sure hip shaking and pelvis grinding is involved. And fairies love laughter, so laughing is extra credit.

Easy Beltane Idea #3: Make a faerie offering.

Beltane is a wonderful time to celebrate your interconnection to the web of all life, including the life of the fairy folk! A handful of birdseed can be an excellent offering to the fae, as can tumbled or faceted crystals, shiny coins, and beer, ale, or champagne in walnut shells. Also check out these 9 Delightful Things You Can Leave as Fairy Offerings.

Easy Beltane Idea #4: Purify your threshold.

Beltane is a powerful time for purification, and doorways are very much in alignment with this expansive and transitional time. As such, try smudging your front door with white sage, desert sage, or palo santo, washing it with warm water into which you’ve added essential oils like spearmint or cedar.  Or, mist it with a smudge spray. This will help clear away energetic blocks and open you up to your natural flow of blessings.

Easy Beltane Idea #5: Experience Sensual Pleasure.

Sensuality and pleasure are in Beltane’s domain, and taking even a short moment for it can reap wonderful, lasting benefits. For example, you might mindfully eat a delicious chocolate bar, revel in walking barefoot across a lawn, or anoint yourself with a romantic essential oil blend and lose yourself in its scent. And, of course, Beltane is possibly the best Sabbat for celebrating your sexuality.

What do you think of these Beltane ideas? Did you try any of them? Do you have your own to share?

You may also like these 4 Unique Ideas for Your Beltane Celebration.

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    04/29/2015 at

    Beautiful idea's, and so easy too. I consider myself very much beginner, and the suggestions you've offered are fantastic, thanks so much.

    Reply
  2. Tess Whitehurst says

    04/29/2015 at

    Oh so glad you like them! Thank you for reading and connecting. 🙂

    Reply
  3. me me me says

    04/30/2015 at

    Beltane is April 30th – not May 1st.

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    • Lynn says

      03/21/2017 at

      It’s in between April 30th and May 1st…. 🙂

      Reply
    • Karin Newsome says

      05/01/2019 at

      True Beltane is the cross quarter day when the Sun reaches 15 degrees Taurus. So it actually can be on different calendar days. It is simply more convenient for modern people to pick May 1st and celebrate it then.

      Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    04/30/2015 at

    thank you for these. I am solitary for now and I work 3rd shift and I can do these before work.
    looking forward to your book
    sheila

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  5. Tess Whitehurst says

    04/30/2015 at

    Wishing you a happy and magical day, whenever you celebrate! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Tess Whitehurst says

    04/30/2015 at

    So glad they resonate! Thank you for connecting and for sharing my excitement about the book, and brightest Beltane blessings to you.

    Reply
  7. Nyx Myst says

    05/01/2015 at

    It depends on which Pagan tradition you follow whether Beltane is celebrated April 30th or May 1st. For some, the celebration begins in the evening of April 30th. For others, it is literally May Day. Neither is wrong.

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  8. Traci York says

    05/01/2015 at

    These ideas are awesome! I love them so much that I edited my own Beltane blog post to include this! I quoted the first suggestion, but if you'd rather I just linked to this, please shout out. Thanks for giving my Beltane celebration some much needed inspiration!

    http://www.traciyork.com/ww-beltane-blessings/

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  9. Anonymous says

    05/01/2015 at

    Doing the first one. While I was picking up twigs, a little straight cat that has been showing up at my house, kept following me and jumping on every twig he could find. Too funny.

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    • Vika says

      04/25/2018 at

      Certainly helpful cat haha! Blessed be!

      Reply
  10. Tess Whitehurst says

    05/02/2015 at

    Hi Traci! Awesome – so glad you liked them. Thank you for sharing them on your blog too. Hope your Beltane was magical!

    Reply
  11. Tess Whitehurst says

    05/02/2015 at

    Cool, hope you enjoyed it and had a beautiful day. Blessings to you and the cat. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Ash! says

    05/03/2015 at

    Some people like to celebrate the astronomical cross-quarters, which would make Beltane May 5… it all depends on one's tradition, as stated!

    Reply
  13. Moonsparkle says

    05/01/2017 at

    Great post! I enjoyed this year’s too with the video about celebrating Beltane. 🙂 My fave on the list is No 5, love chocolate! lol. I still have a Cadbury Easter egg I hadn’t opened yet, so I ate some of that mindfully.

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    • Tess Whitehurst says

      05/03/2017 at

      YUM! Sounds delicious. Hope the rest of your day was magical too!

      Reply
      • samantha says

        05/01/2020 at

        can you be christian and still celebrate Beltane?

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        • Tess Whitehurst says

          05/02/2020 at

          Sure! Only you get to decide how your spirituality looks.

          Reply
        • Roger says

          05/04/2020 at

          I was taught that the Celtic cross – the Christian cross intertwined with vines – was the result of Joseph of Aremathea (the guy who gave his tomb to Jesus) meeting the Celts in Ireland with his tin trade. The Celtic leaders listened to him describe the teachings of Jesus and said something like “That is just what we believe.” They then created the cross symbol to show the joining of the two teachings.

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  14. Sacer Diaguts says

    05/01/2019 at

    Feliz Beltane irmãos amados!!!

    Reply

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