Although Beltane is known as a joyful celebration with fire, a narrative does guide events. Amongst a cavalcade of characters, and set to the beating of the drums, the May Queen leads Her court around Calton Hill to begin the journey toward summer; her counterpart the Green Man is stripped of his winter guise and […] … Continue reading The Narrative of Beltane – in Photos
Category: Activities of Beltane
Timelapses and Rehearsal Photos
https://www.youtube.com/embed/H4zz4px7b4s?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent As we get nearer and nearer to the big day, our incredible Photopoint team have been busily documenting the preparation process. Today we wanted to share a couple of timelapse videos of the Whites and Aerie, both made by Pascal van der Meiden, and some photoshoots of our Torchbearers and Aerie rehearsing… hard. First … Continue reading Timelapses and Rehearsal Photos
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Unveiling our Beltane 2017 Artwork
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It’s time to share something very special. Each year, Beltane Fire Festival comes to life in the skilled hands of a talented artist. And, as part of our celebrations to mark our thirtieth Beltane, we decided to invite one of our poster artists from Beltane’s past, Natasa Ilincic, to design the poster and flyer artwork for our special edition.
As you’ll see, we asked her to weave in some special components. The results are a stunning visual celebration of our festival that we feel captures the true essence of Beltane:
The two figures locked in an embrace are the May Queen and Green Man, the two central roles in our festival. The May Queen wears white and red, the colours of the divine feminine, decorated with flowers evoking a sense of Spring.
The Green Man appears as the Horned God, his Winter guise, just as he does at the start of our festival…
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This is family, this is unity, this is celebration, this is sacred.
This year’s free Family Beltane event, held in collaboration with the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Saturday 23rd April, was attended by around three hundred people. Event organiser Cat, an unstoppable force of enthusiasm, tells of a day full of joy and memory-making…
I felt very calm, relaxed and happy as I set up tables and put out dress-up clothes, art materials and some puppets for the children to play with as they arrived. I was looking forward to a nice quiet afternoon with a potential future Beltane audience! Maybe they would start coming in to the Scottish Storytelling Centre some time in drips and drabs after the 1.30pm start time or perhaps families would just happen upon our event whilst munching lunch at the lovely cafe. Maybe my mum’s flyering effort in the High Street, scant on meandering families for the fact that a cycling event was closing off the…
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