"Beltane" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Celtic *belo-tanos "bright fire". Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Beltane
  1. The first day of May (since 1752); May Day, a Scottish quarter day, sometimes associated by Christians with the nearest Church Feast, the Invention of the Cross (3 May), and Whitsunday (15 May). Categories (topical): Holidays, Wicca
    Sense id: en-Beltane-en-name-GlocFok- Disambiguation of Holidays: 58 42 Disambiguation of Wicca: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 27
  2. An ancient Gaelic/Celtic May Day holiday celebration, at which large bonfires were built on the hilltops, revived by Celtic neopagans. Translations (holiday): Lá Bealtaine [masculine] (Irish), Laa Boaldyn (Manx), Белте́йн (Beltéjn) [masculine] (Russian), Beltane (Scots), Bealltainn [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Là Bealltainn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Là Buidhe Bealltainn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Belotenia [feminine] (Spanish), buenfuego [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Beltane-en-name-Tuy4YL-B Categories (other): Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'holiday': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bealtaine, Beltaine, Beltein, Beltin
Related terms: Hallowmas, Candlemas, Lammas, Whitsunday, Samhain (alt: Wiccan Sabbats), Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Midsummer, Lughnasadh, Mabon

Alternative forms

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