Edinburgh's Calton Hill will be ablaze with fire this week as the Beltane Fire Festival signals the end of the dark months. The Iron Age Celtic ritual has been celebrated for thousands of years.

Beltane is a pagan holiday that celebrates the energy of life. The name “Beltane” derives from the Celtic God “Bel,” meaning “the bright one,” and the Gaelic word “teine,” which translates to “fire,” ...

Thousands of people gathered in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park on Halloween night to celebrate the annual Samhuinn fire festival.

Crowds gathered to mark the coming of summer with a traditional Celtic fire festival held at ... the pagan quarter-day farming celebration of Beltane or Beltain, which has connections to later ...

Beltane bonfires mark the beginning of the Celtic summer. Workers of the world unite in praise of the rights of Labour. And in 1707, the Act of Union came into force, doing away with the Scottish ...

Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park was lit up with flames and fun this week courtesy of a traditional Celtic festival. Organised by the Beltane Fire Society, hundreds of spectators have enjoyed this year’s ...

The events are immersive experiences, which involve modern re-imaginings of ancient Celtic festivals to mark the turning seasons, and the turning of the wheel. The Beltane Fire Society is a ...

Flames and festivities have lit up the Edinburgh skyline, with the return of the Beltane fire festival to the city's Calton Hill. Hundreds of performers and spectators gathered at the National ...

The ancient Celtic tradition marks the end of the warmer ... It is the counterpart to the Beltane Fire Festival, which is held on 30 April.