#firefestival — Public Fediverse posts
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Ancient #Celtic #FireFestival Marks Beginning of Summer
Fri, May 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM EDT
"Thousands of people gathered for the #Beltane Fire Festival, a Celtic ritual dating back to the Iron age, on Edinburgh’s #CaltonHill on Thursday evening, April 30.
Close to 10,000 people attended the festival, which is intended to mark the beginning of summer.
The modern version of the festival has been running since 1988, according to its organizers.
After a dramatic stage performance signifying the inception of summer, the #MayQueen and #GreenMan spark the birth of summer by lighting a huge bonfire.
Footage from @scotland shows snippets of the procession, performance, and bonfire lighting. Credit: @scotland via Storyful "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ancient-celtic-fire-festival-marks-133530728.html
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Ancient #Celtic #FireFestival Marks Beginning of Summer
Fri, May 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM EDT
"Thousands of people gathered for the #Beltane Fire Festival, a Celtic ritual dating back to the Iron age, on Edinburgh’s #CaltonHill on Thursday evening, April 30.
Close to 10,000 people attended the festival, which is intended to mark the beginning of summer.
The modern version of the festival has been running since 1988, according to its organizers.
After a dramatic stage performance signifying the inception of summer, the #MayQueen and #GreenMan spark the birth of summer by lighting a huge bonfire.
Footage from @scotland shows snippets of the procession, performance, and bonfire lighting. Credit: @scotland via Storyful "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ancient-celtic-fire-festival-marks-133530728.html
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Ancient #Celtic #FireFestival Marks Beginning of Summer
Fri, May 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM EDT
"Thousands of people gathered for the #Beltane Fire Festival, a Celtic ritual dating back to the Iron age, on Edinburgh’s #CaltonHill on Thursday evening, April 30.
Close to 10,000 people attended the festival, which is intended to mark the beginning of summer.
The modern version of the festival has been running since 1988, according to its organizers.
After a dramatic stage performance signifying the inception of summer, the #MayQueen and #GreenMan spark the birth of summer by lighting a huge bonfire.
Footage from @scotland shows snippets of the procession, performance, and bonfire lighting. Credit: @scotland via Storyful "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ancient-celtic-fire-festival-marks-133530728.html
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Ancient #Celtic #FireFestival Marks Beginning of Summer
Fri, May 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM EDT
"Thousands of people gathered for the #Beltane Fire Festival, a Celtic ritual dating back to the Iron age, on Edinburgh’s #CaltonHill on Thursday evening, April 30.
Close to 10,000 people attended the festival, which is intended to mark the beginning of summer.
The modern version of the festival has been running since 1988, according to its organizers.
After a dramatic stage performance signifying the inception of summer, the #MayQueen and #GreenMan spark the birth of summer by lighting a huge bonfire.
Footage from @scotland shows snippets of the procession, performance, and bonfire lighting. Credit: @scotland via Storyful "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ancient-celtic-fire-festival-marks-133530728.html
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Ancient #Celtic #FireFestival Marks Beginning of Summer
Fri, May 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM EDT
"Thousands of people gathered for the #Beltane Fire Festival, a Celtic ritual dating back to the Iron age, on Edinburgh’s #CaltonHill on Thursday evening, April 30.
Close to 10,000 people attended the festival, which is intended to mark the beginning of summer.
The modern version of the festival has been running since 1988, according to its organizers.
After a dramatic stage performance signifying the inception of summer, the #MayQueen and #GreenMan spark the birth of summer by lighting a huge bonfire.
Footage from @scotland shows snippets of the procession, performance, and bonfire lighting. Credit: @scotland via Storyful "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ancient-celtic-fire-festival-marks-133530728.html
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The #firefestival known as #Beltane in modern Western paganism kicks off the beginning of the solar half of the #WheeloftheYear. Beltane welcomes light back after the dark of winter has passed. While Beltane is a #fertilityfestival, we need not approach it literally. At Beltane, we welcome new life and a fresh perspective. Here's a #simpleBeltaneritual that you can perform.
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The #firefestival known as #Beltane in modern Western paganism kicks off the beginning of the solar half of the #WheeloftheYear. Beltane welcomes light back after the dark of winter has passed. While Beltane is a #fertilityfestival, we need not approach it literally. At Beltane, we welcome new life and a fresh perspective. Here's a #simpleBeltaneritual that you can perform.
read more...
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The new shrine's parishioners were divided into 3 groups that participate in the fire festival to this day: upper (上在地), middle (中在地) and lower (下在地/宮本).
Emperor Suzaku bestowed on the villagers the title 'myōshū nakama' (名衆仲間), 'honored servants of the court'.
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🔥FIRE FESTIVAL🔥
Yuki-jinja's (由岐神社) 'Hi Matsuri' (鞍馬の火祭 'Fire Festival') on October 22nd is said to have origins in the bonfires lit to guide the shrine's gods as they journeyed from the imperial palace to the mountain village of Kurama (鞍馬).
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Yuki-jinja (由岐神社) is located at the base of Mt Kurama, beside a zig-zagging path that climbs to the temple above.
Enshrined here are the gods Ōnamuchi (大己貴命) and Sukunahikona (少彦名命), collectively known as 'Yuki Daimyōjin'.
Both are considered deities of medicine. -
Livestreams to return for fire festivals
People will be able to #livestream fire #festivals – including next Tuesday’s #Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ – from all around the world.
Promote #Shetland is marking the return of the winter events with live #broadcasts and a wide range of coverage.
https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2023/01/26/livestreams-to-return-for-fire-festivals