Monday, April 30, 2007

Beltane


The Beltane Fire Festival is held every year during the night of April 30th on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.

An audience of around 15 thousand people come to share the spectacular procession. It has become famous for its intensity and colour. The event has become a feature on the Edinburgh calendar since it was first organised in the mid 1980s." http://www.beltane.org/

Beltane, also known as May Day, it is meant to celebrate the height of Spring and of new life.