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Look up: Beltane

  1. Beltane
    One of the Wiccan eight holy days; celebrated on May 1st of each year.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  2. Beltane
    Celtic name for the first day of May, formerly one of the Scottish quarterdays. The ancient feasts held on this day were marked by the kindling of Beltane fires on the hillsides. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Beltane
    Bel'tane noun [ 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....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/36

  4. Beltane
    • (n.) The first day of May (Old Style). • (n.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. Beltane
    Beltane is the Celtic festival of the god of light. It is held in Scotland on May the 1st, and is the spring equivalent of Halloween. The Beltane of the Irish was celebrated on the 21st of June. Beltane was usually celebrated by kindling fires on the hills and eminences. In early times it was compul...
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  6. Beltane
    (disambiguation) `Beltane` or `Beltaine` is an ancient Gaelic holiday celebrated on May 1st (May Day) and the modern Irish word for the month of May. `Beltaine` or `Beltaine` can also refer to:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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