Beltane is the peak Spring festival celebrated on 1st May.. It is fun, colourful and outgoing! Traditionally, it involves communities lighting bonfires, dancing around the maypole and engaging in various rituals to honour the Earth's abundance and the sun's warmth. People would often decorate their homes with flowers and greenery, symbolizing growth and renewal. Beltane is a time for community gatherings, celebrating love and connection, as well as acknowledging the transition from the cold winter months to the vibrant life of spring and summer.

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Here are a few IDEAS to celebrate Beltane...

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• Light a Bonfire

• Decorate the house with flowers and greenery

• ​Make fairy gardens

• Start planting seeds and plants 

• Go for a walk and look at the new life. 

• Make and fill a birdfeeder

• Decorate a tree with ribbons

• Bake Lemon balm cookies (Get in touch for the recipe or the lemon balm ;-) ) 

• Make an alter to celebrate the spring, The Green Man, The Horned God and Goddess or anything you feel connected with!​​​​​

• Start an arty notebook and draw and write about a tree through the year. 

• Do a love or fertility spell ​​​