Crops are blessed for the coming year, and dancing around the phallic may-pole is a tradition still carried on today by some people.
Fertility bursts forth from the shell that once contained it and the greenery of the Earth is fast returning in full-force. Beltane marks the start of summer, and is a time for feasting, merry-making, celebration, and joy.
It is a time to look outward and forward to the future, and to prepare for the warm summer months ahead. It is also a time for love, union and the sacred marriage which honors the fertility of the Earth. Colors Red, White, Pink and Greens, Traditional Foods Green Herbal Salads, Red Fruits, Wine, Oatmeal or Barley cakes, Red or Pink Punch Herbs and Growths Pine, Hawthorn, Rosemary, Frankincense, Almond, Angelica, Marigold, Lilac, Bluebells, Daisy Gemstones Emerald, Rose Quartz, Carnelian, Sapphire Focus of Beltane: Beltane is a time of self-discovery, love, union and developing your potential for personal growth.
It is a time to look outward and forward to the future, and to prepare for the warm summer months ahead. ~~WhispyBlue Invites You To See My Flower Garden Gifs~~ Enter With Me