Beltane blessings in full bloom...

Beltane starts the sunset of April 30th that unfolds Walpurgis Night when (like in Halloween) the veil between the seen and unseen is very thin. It is usually celebrated with bornfires and leads to the 1st of May, Beltane or May Day, which is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals (along with Samhain, Imbolc and Lughnasadh).
Pagan handfasting marriage ceremonies usually take place all over the world on this date... as this is the day the union of the "The Goddess" and "The God" is blessed so they can conceive a child. A symbol of the fertility of the Earth, this is a blooming time, a time to grow. It's a celebration of life, of love and yes of sensuality and sexuality as well. Time to enjoy the outdoors, the sun, the life that stirs everywhere...

May is the blooming month so may all your projects flourish!
You can dance around a May Pole, attach bells to your ankles, gather flowers as an offering or even tie ribbons to a Hawthorn tree (typically blooming in May) to ask the fae folk to grant your wishes.

Flora by By Sandro Botticelli Public Domain, Link

The Welsh goddess Creiddylad is connected with Beltane, often called the The May Queen. The Goddess of flowers and love has many names in different cultures like Persophone in the Greek Mythology and Flora in Ancient Rome.

Time to bloom

I'm heading to the Hawthorn tree by my neighbourhood and tie a couple for wishes...
what do you wish for?

All the pictures were taken just by my neighbourhood, and you cannot listen to it but lots of industrious bees were doing their job and buzzing sweetly around me. And the scent of the little blossoms is intoxicating on warm days. It makes me hum right away...

My elven tiara was gift from my friend Laura from Los Tesoros de la Ayalga. Photos of me taken in collaboration with Hive account@hedac

I already posted the song sometime ago on steemit but just in case you want some Spring music to celebrate. I take the chance to re-share my song "The waking of Spring" as background music of this post. Click below to listen.

Note: People often ask me if I'm pagan due to the themes of my songs, drawings and photography. I have many friends that are but I happen to have my own spiritual connection with Nature.
But as you know I love fantasy, myths, legends and fairy and ghost tales. That is likely the gathering silver thread of my feed. Beltane Blessings everyone!

Celebrate life!