Today is May Day .... happy May Day !
What is May Day ? It is a very ancient festival of Spring that goes back many thousands of years.
May Day is one of the four ancient Celtic cross-quarter days, making it an astronomical holiday as it falls between the March equinox and June solstice. Originating from its Celtic name, “Belthane,” Beltane was a spring celebration that included dancing, singing, special bonfires, and house doors and animals would be decorated with yellow May flowers and ribbons. During this time, in various communities in Ireland, people would visit special wells and the Bethane dew was believed to bring beauty and youthfulness to those around it.
Source : https://nationaltoday.com/may-day/
Do you Celebrate May Day where you live ?
We will be out dancing around the Maypole and lighting bonfires tonight ... we celebrate all the ancient Holy days up here.
Here is my Song for the Proof of Brian Holiday Playlist.
Source: Youtube
Historically, Beltane was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. In Irish the name for the festival day is Lá Bealtaine, in Scottish Gaelic Là Bealltainn and in Manx Gaelic Laa Boaltinn/Boaldyn. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals—along with Samhain, Imbolc and Lughnasadh—and is similar to the Welsh Calan Mai.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane
The Beltane gatherings are accompanied by a feast, and some of the food and drink is offered to the “aos sí.”
What are the aos si ? Sometimes spelled Sith ?
The aos sí (pronounced [eːsˠ ˈʃiː]; older form aes sídhe [eːsˠ ˈʃiːə]) is the Irish term for a supernatural race in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology (where it is usually spelled Sìth, but pronounced the same), comparable to the fairies or elves.
They are said to live underground in fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans. This world is described in the Lebor Gabála Érenn as a parallel universe in which the aos sí walk amongst the living. In the Irish language, aos sí means "people of the mounds" (the mounds are known in Irish as "the sídhe"). In modern Irish the people of the mounds are also called daoine sídhe; in Scottish mythology they are daoine sìth. They are variously said to be the ancestors, the spirits of nature, or goddesses and gods.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aos_S%C3%AD
I have lots of solar fairy lights in my garden that look very much like this image. I will make a video of our celebrations and feast in the garden tonight and post on my Proof of Brian blog.
Source: https://www.pinterest.ca/kuanyin333/tuatha-de-danann/