Beltane
May 1


Beltane marks the emergence of the young God into manhood. Stirred by the energies at work in nature, He desires the Goddess. They fall in love, lie among the grasses and blossom and unite. The Goddess becomes pregnant of the God. The Wiccans celebrate the symbol of her fertility in ritual. The flowers and greenery symbolize the Goddess; the May Pole, the God. Beltane marks the return of vitality, of passion and hopes consummated.

Beltane - Return of fertility - May 1st.
Symbols - fresh flowers, cauldrons of flowers, mirrors, balefire.
Color - White
Corresponds to May Day.