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Beltane is a Pagan and Wiccan fertility festival celebration beginning at sundown on April 30. See the Related Link for more info.
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When was Beltaine's Fire created?
Beltaine's Fire was created in 2005.
When was Beltaine - album - created?
Beltaine - album - was created in 1996.
What actors and actresses appeared in Fork - 2008?
The cast of Fork - 2008 includes: Pete Beltaine
What is Bealtain?
Also known as Beltaine (or Beltain), this sabbat is a fire festival that many now call "May Day". It is celebrated on April 30 or May 1. Many outdoor activities, including dancing around the Maypole or "Dressing the Maypole"(a fertility dance, the flagpole itself being representative of a phallic symbol).
What are the seasons of the year in paganism?
Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. Though we celebrate approximately half way through each also to celebrate the turning of the wheel of life. The eight celbrations are: Samhain (Halloween), Yule (winter equinox/christmas), Imbolc (Feb. 2nd), Spring equinox (Ostara), Beltaine (May 1st), Summer Solstice (Litha), Lughnassadh (Aug 1st), Autumnal Equinox (Mabon).
What are the eight pagan high holy days?
On the Pagan Wheel of the Year, we have Eight Sabbats (four Lesser Sabbats nd four Greater Sabbats). The Spring and Autumn Equinoxes and the Winter and Summer Solstices are the Lesser Sabbats, while Beltaine, Samhain, Yule and Imbolg are the Greater Sabbats. We also celebrate the 13 full moons of the year at rituals known as esbats (full moon rituals). Some traditions also have small rituals at the New Moon (or Dark Moon).
What Wicca holiday is May 1?
Wiccans and Wiccan-inspired Neopagans celebrate a variation of Beltane as a Sabbat, one of the eight solar holidays. Although the holiday may use features of the Gaelic Beltane, such as the bonfire, it is more alike the Germanic May Day festival, both in its significance (focusing on fertility) and its rituals (such as maypole dancing). Some Wiccans celebrate "High Beltaine" by enacting a ritual union of the May Lord and May Lady. Among the Wiccan Sabbats, Beltane is a cross-quarter day; it is celebrated in the northern hemisphere on 1 May and in the southern hemisphere on 1 November. Beltane follows Ostara and precedes Midsummer.
Where did Saint Patrick light the fire?
The Celtic feast of Beltaine (feast of the fires) was a major festival to celebrate the beginning of summer and triumph over the dark powers. Traditionally, a fire would be lit by Ireland's High King on the top of the Hill of Tara, and his fire would then be used to light all other fires.So, when St Patrick lit a fire in advance of High King Laoghaire, he was deliberately inviting attention from the pagan chiefs.The druid elders were sent by Laoghaire to investigate and they reported back that Patrick's fire had magical powers because they could not put it out. They warned that if the king did not extinguish Patrick's fire, it would burn forever.King Laoghaire was unable to extinguish the saint's fire and accepted that Patrick's 'magic' was stronger than his. Although he did not choose to convert to Christianity himself, the king endorsed Patrick's mission to convert the Irish.(From the Irish Genealogy Toolkit)Some say St Patrick didn't start the fire. Instead they believe that its been burning since the worlds been turning.
Are Witchcraft and Pagan the same?
Yes in that the book does contain various occult and folk practices (and also some fluff). Yes also in that witch and wizard are basically synonymous in most circles, but really it depends on who you ask. So yes...sort of.
Is Samhain the same as Halloween?
European immigrants brought Halloween to the United States, and the celebration really gathered steam in the 1800s, when Irish-American immigration exploded. Anoka, Minnesota, may be home to The United States' oldest official Halloween celebration. Beginning in 1920, the city began staging a parade and bonfire. Anoka historians say townsfolk wanted to curb Halloween pranks that loosed cows on Main Street and upended outhouses. In all, U.S. Halloween spending is predicted to reach $5.77 billion, despite the current financial crisis, the U.S. National Retail Federation says. "Our survey found that consumers will be spending about what they did last year, actually a little bit more," NRF spokesperson Kathy Grannis said. "This is a great way to forget about 401(k)'s and home values." NRF also surveyed Americans on their 2008 Halloween costumes. That includes adults too, 52 million of whom are planning to dress for Halloween-a growing trend. Classic costumes are showing staying power, but TV and the movies are inspiring imitation. "Costumes like Batman and Hannah Montana are a direct result of what's going on in Hollywood and with pop culture," Grannis said. Americans give about 35 million Halloween greeting cards a year, with the most popular variety being grandparent-to-grandchild, according to Deidre Parks, a spokesperson for Missouri-based Hallmark Cards. "The first Halloween cards that we can detect in the U.S. were produced in 1908," Parks said. There are some 36 million potential trick-or-treaters (children aged 5 to 13) in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2007 the average American consumed 24.5 pounds (11 kilograms) of candy, much of it during the Halloween season, according to census data. Far from the pumpkin's native Central America, chilly Illinois produces more than 90 percent of U.S. pumpkins. Across the U.S., farms grew 1.1 billion pounds of the fruit in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total value: about $117 million. The current world record for biggest pumpkin was set in 2007 by a 1,689-pound (766-kilogram) monster grown in Rhode Island. About 90 percent of a pumpkin's weight is from water. A champion pumpkin can add 40 pounds a day and grow to roughly the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. (See"Giant Pumpkins 'Go Heavy' This Halloween.") More than a third of Americans say they believe in ghosts, according to an AP-Ipsos poll conducted before Halloween 2007. Twenty-three percent claimed to have seen a ghost or sensed one's presence. About one in five people believe that spells or witchcraft are real, according to the poll. (Learn more about modern witchcraft.) Some Halloween spook stories just won't die-even if there's little substance behind the scare. For example satanic cults, far more common in fiction than in fact, are thought to sacrifice black cats on Halloween. But experts say there is little evidence for such fears, and that the few isolated incidents involving abused black cats were the work of disturbed-often adolescent-loners. Candy tainted by poisons, needles, or razor blades is another Halloween hobgoblin. Sociologist Joel Best said dangerous-candy rumors may be manifestations of fears and anxieties about the future. In a world where so many threats-terrorism, crashing stock markets-seem uncontrollable, Best said, it may be comforting for parents to focus on preventable calamities, such as a child biting into a spiked apple. Best, of the University of Delaware, conducted a study of alleged tainted Halloween candy incidents. "I have been unable to find a substantiated report of a child being killed or seriously injured by a contaminated treat picked up in the course of trick-or-treating," he wrote.
What does Christmas mean to a Pagan?
CHRISTMAS is widely accepted as a Christian celebration by the churches throughout the world. It is observed by hundreds of millions of people.Regarding the origin of Christmas and the day of Christ's birth, note the following comments from religious and historical sources:"Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the Church."-The Catholic Encyclopedia."The first mention of the celebration of Christmas occurred in A.D. 336 in an early Roman calendar."-The World Book Encyclopedia."Inexplicable though it seems, the date of Christ's birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month."-New Catholic Encyclopedia.The Bible ignores Christmas because it is not a Christian doctrine or practice. It is not of divine origin.Jesus Not Born on December 25Regarding the date December 25 given for the birth of Jesus, there is no evidence to indicate that this is correct. The evidence shows otherwise.In the book Celebrations, by Robert J. Myers, we read: "The Biblical narrative of the birth of Jesus contains no indication of the date that the event occurred. However, Luke's report [Luke 2:8] that the shepherds were 'abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night' suggests that Jesus may have been born in summer or early fall.The Encyclopedia Americana says of December 25: "This date was not set in the West until about the middle of the 4th century and in the East until about a century later."Where, then, did Christmas originate? On this, there is general agreement. U.S. Catholic states: "It is impossible to separate Christmas from its pagan origins." It adds: "The Romans' favorite festival was Saturnalia, which began on December 17 and ended with the 'birthday of the unconquered sun' (Natalis solis invicti) on December 25. Somewhere in the second quarter of the fourth century, officials of the church of Rome decided December 25 would make a suitable day to celebrate the birthday of the 'sun of righteousness.' Christmas was born."In 1643, England's Parliament even outlawed Christmas because of its pagan background, but later it was restored. In 1659, it was also outlawed in Massachusetts, but there too it was later restored. And U.S. Catholic reports: "Because Christians in the U.S. . . . associated Christmas with pagan customs, they didn't celebrate Christmas in a big way until the mid-19th century."Nearly all the traditions associated with Christmas are derived from pagan and unscriptural practices. Really, no account is recorded in the Bible of peoples celebrating or observing Christ's birth.
How do people become possesed?
There would be those who hold, with some justification, that those who get possessed are first of all dealing with something they may not appreciate or understand in terms of the damage it may do them. Satan loves to disguise himself as an angel of light and so people with various needs, including a need for power may seek this for themselves, thinking it will help them be free of their troubles whereas it will actually enslave and control them and cause untold harm and trouble. Others would also hold, also with justification, that a person who has the indwelling Holy Spirit, that is who is a genuine Christian, cannot ever have this happen to them since darkness cannot dwell with light. It would also be beyond understanding as to why a person who truly knows the power of God would seek this anyway or need it. this is a load of nonsense it just people with a mental disorder. if this ever happens to me i will apologize and say it was the gods or devils. I was wondering myself is it the people who don't have a true belief in the one and only god and Jesus that gets possessed or they don't have enough faith as there are alot of Indians and irakies so forth that ive seen possessed on the net that don't believe in Jesus or god.
