Beltane

When you have kids, certain things that you used to do, certain interests that were once very important to you, fall to the wayside. Not enough hours in the day to do all the things that need doing. For me, one of those things is religion. I have stacks of books in my house that I have no time to read, and probably will not for quite a while. Nonetheless, I pause on days such as this and remember when I actually used to observe these feast days. I think of my Book of Shadows, still unfinished, and know that someday, I'll come back to it.

For now, allow me to bore you with simply this:

The first of May has been celebrated in song and verse for longer than human history has recorded the date. It is a time to celebrate new life in all its forms, and the time when the Goddess and the God are united in sacred marriage, their relationship consummated, an act which symbolically fertilizes the animals and crops for the coming year. The dancing of the May Pole is another May Day Celtic custom practiced both within and outside of Paganism. The weaving of the red and wite ribbons around the pole, like the Great Rite, symbolized the union of Goddess and God.

And now, if you'll excuse me, I have a load of bottles to wash and sterilize.