Beginning at sunset on April 30th, bonfires are lit as part of the Celtic cross quarter holiday known as Beltane (“blazing fire”) celebrated on May 1st. Happy May Day! (And if those fires should get out of control, there’s always the other May Day — this is the distress call “MayDay” – literally the English phonetic spelling of “m’aidez,” French for “Help me!”) Happy May Day! […]
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