Date: 1 May
Other Names: Bealtine, Bhealtainn,Cetsamhain,Roodmas, Walpurgisnacht, May Day
Main themes : fire festival of Bel and its associated fertility rites
Foods: Roast pork, Chicken, home-made apple sauce, lightly cooked spring vegetables and herbs, soups, pies and salads
Drinks: Mead
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Flowers: Daisies
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Attunement Teas: Dandelion, Egg drinks, Hyssop, Linden
Key Actions: Open, Begin
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Meaning: day when the veil between the worlds is thin
A day when the trickster Gods are to the fore, eg Pan, Puck and Loki.
For this reason it is not a good time for divination as readings may have convoluted or unexpected meanings.
It is the time when the Goddess discards her robes of maiden and takes on the robes as mother.
The youthful God returns to her side and we celebrate the marriage of the Goddess and the God.
The traditions of the Queen of the May and the Maypole reflect this wedding.
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Taboos: None known
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