BELTAINE (Also: Beltane, Beltain, Bealtain, etc.)   (May Day) May 1             Beltaine is one of the Greater Wiccan Sabbats and is usually celebrated on May 1st, but can also be celebrated on any night between April 30th and May 5th, depending upon your tradition.      Beltaine is the time of the sacred marriage which honors the fertility of the Earth; it represents the divine union of the Lord and Lady.    This Sabbat is primarily a fertility festival with Nature enchantments and offerings to wildlings and Elementals. The powers of elves and fairies are growing and will reach their height at Summer Solstice. A time of great Magick, it is good for all divinations and for establishing a woodland or garden shrine. The house guardians should be honored at this time.    Wiccan handfastings are most common at Beltaine. Celebrants sometimes jump over broomsticks or dance, weaving a web of life around the Maypole, using both as symbols of fertility. Bonfire leaping and horn blowing are other forms of traditional celebration. Weaving and plaiting are traditional arts at this time of year, for the joining together of two substances to form a third is in the true spirit of Beltaine.    This is a time of self-discovery, love, union and developing your potential for personal growth.   Share your ideas for celebrating Beltaine here: Beltaine Posts