Last night marked Beltane – the ancient Gaelic festival celebrated on 1 May, or throughout the night of 30 April, to mark the start of summer, fertility, and the return of life to the land.
To mark the occasion, the Beltane Fire Society hosted its annual Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill to “mark the season of growth, connection, and renewal”.
The Society said this year’s Beltane asks us to remember what happens when those forces drift out of alignment. The May Queen is the world spirit, present in all things, illuminating and connecting.
Featuring fire, performance and costumes, the Society’s festival explored “what it means to realign, to listen again, to act from love and solidarity and to remember that change is possible when we stand together”.
