Glastonbury, Royaume-Uni. 1er mai 2018. Célébrations Beltane au lever du soleil sur le Tor de Glastonbury, Somerset, Angleterre. Beltane est le premier mai celtiques anciennes, ou fête du printemps pour célébrer le début de l'été. © Denman Haydn/Alamy Live News

• Contributeur: Haydn Denman / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: MHGMFW
• Taille du fichier: 86,1 MB (2,6 MB Téléchargement compressé)
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• Dimensions: 6720 x 4480 px | 56,9 x 37,9 cm | 22,4 x 14,9 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 1 mai 2018
• Lieu: Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK

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Beltane is the anglicised name for the Celtic May Day festival. Most commonly it is held on 1 May, or about halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In Irish the name for the festival day is Lá Bealtaine, in Scottish Gaelic Là Bealltainn and in Manx Gaelic Laa Boaltinn/Boaldyn. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals—along with Samhain, Imbolc and Lughnasadh—and is similar to the Welsh Calan Mai. It marked the beginning of summer and was when cattle were driven out to the summer pastures. Rituals were performed to protect the cattle, crops and people, and to encourage growth. Special bonfires were kindled, and their flames, smoke and ashes were deemed to have protective powers. The people and their cattle would walk around the bonfire or between two bonfires, and sometimes leap over the flames or embers. Beltane celebrations had largely died out by the mid-20th century, although some of its customs continued and in some places it has been revived as a cultural event.

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