“May the fires of Beltane ignite your heart, bringing warmth, joy, and love to your door. May the blossoms of spring fill your spirit anew".

~ ancient May Day blessing 

Come celebrate SPRING at Old SoulSanctuary! 

Let’s play with baby goats & piglets, celebrate warmth, dance around a Maypole (fingers crossed) celebrate the last whispers of winter’s departure with a bonfire, and enjoy various other dances, music, snacks and crafts. 

BELTANE is an ancient Gaelic and Celtic festival, celebrated around May 1st. It the beginning of summer with themes of fertility and renewal, traditionally involving large bonfires. 

This is also when courtship and flirting rituals commence alongside feasting, dancing, and observances connecting to nature's blossoming life and the thin veil between worlds. 

Modern celebrations, often called May Day, continue these traditions for vitality of community. 

One of the four quarter day festivals, Beltane falls exactly between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. This event calls members of communities to let the winter fires die, and gather to celebrate the return of the summer. 

The observance of this hugely important time in The Wheel of the Year was characterized by a celebration of the return of the fertility of the land, and would have been a time when livestock would have been put out to pasture after long winters of confinement. (Sound familiar??) 

A $10 donation is suggested to cover costs of a big pot of community soup & beverages (provided by the host) and please feel free to bring sides of bread, salads and/or desserts that tickle your fancy. 

Kindly RSVP at least 3 days in advance for food prep. But if you forget… just COME anyway!

** this is a family friendly, alcohol-free event **