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Beltane
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What's The Definition Of Beltane?Synonyms | Synonyms for Beltane: Related Terms | Find terms related to Beltane: See Also | Beltane In Webster's Dictionary \Bel"tane\, n. [Gael. bealltainn, bealltuinn.]
1. The first day of May (Old Style).
The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were
Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane, and Lammas. --New
English Dict.
2. A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May,
in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It
still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland
and Ireland.
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