[Cro Dreoilin] Bealtaine, was: enough with the birth certificate!

[Kelley Forbes]

Kelley Forbes wrote:
>
>> What do *you* do on Beltane for instance?
>
> Well, we are celebrating on astronomical Bealtaine, which is on the 
> 6th, this year.
>
> This is a time where easy connection is made with the Daoine Sidhe, so 
> we will leave a special offering for them outside on Bealtaine Eve, in 
> the southeast corner of our yard. A glass bottle of water will be 
> placed outside to gather in the rays of Bealtaine's sun, giving it 
> healing properties.
>
> Then we will go inside and turn off all the lights and pilot lights 
> and keep them off all night. The next morning, we will light a fire 
> outside and welcome in the summer with offerings to Lugh and Bláthnat 
> into the fire. (Offerings to be determined.) The fire will be 
> separated into two and we will walk between them for blessing, and so 
> would any domestic animals, if we had them. Bealtaine is the 
> traditional time that the war season begins, so if we had any weapons 
> to bless or men to grant their weapons to, this would be the time. 
> Then we relight the pilot lights and feel free to turn the lights back 
> on.
>
> We'll use ribbons to decorate our May Bush. (We have no hawthorn, so 
> we will use our oregon grape.) We will bring some flowers indoors to 
> bring good luck to our home, if any are in bloom in our yard.
>
> After all this, a feast: the menu has yet to be made, but it will 
> feature seasonal fare, as well as flowers.
>
> At the end of the day but before sunset, we will take our Bealtaine 
> water and walk our boundaries. Chris will sprinkle the water as we go 
> and we will ask for the blessings of our Gods, our Ancestors and the 
> Land Spirits for our land and our family at each of the cardinal 
> directions and at our hearth.
>
> In between all that, it is a holiday, so we'll just take it easy and 
> have fun!
>

Forgot the part about lighting the fire in honor of Bilé and pouring the 
water in honor of Danu. :-)


-- Kelley.

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