{"id":18239,"date":"2019-05-01T01:10:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T06:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=21149"},"modified":"2019-04-20T13:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T18:28:41","slug":"beltaine-correspondences-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/05\/01\/beltaine-correspondences-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Beltaine Correspondences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Also known as<\/strong>: May Day, Bealtaine, Beltane, \nBhealtainn, Bealtinne, Festival of Tana (Strega), Giamonios, Rudemass, \nand Walburga (Teutonic), Cetsamhain (opposite Samhain),Fairy Day,Sacred\n Thorn Day, Rood Day, Roodmas (the Christian term for Rood Day, Old \nBeltane, Beltain, Baltane, Walpurgis Night, Floriala (Roman feast of \nflowers from April 29 to May 1), Walpurgisnacht (Germanic-feast of St. \nWalpurga), Thrimilce (Anglo-saxon), Bloumaand (Old Dutch)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date: <\/strong>May 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animals:<\/strong> Swallow, dove, swan, Cats, lynx, leopard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deities:<\/strong>\n Flower Goddesses, Divine Couples, Deities of the Hunt, \nAphrodite,artemis, Bast, Diana, Faunus, Flora, Maia, Pan, the Horned \nGod, Venus, and all Gods and Goddesses who preside over fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tools:<\/strong> broom, May Pole, cauldron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stones\/Gems: <\/strong>emerald, malachite, amber, orange carnelian, sapphire, rose quartz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colors:<\/strong> green, soft pink, blue, yellow, red, brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flowers & herbs:<\/strong> almond tree\/shrub, ash, broom,\n cinquefoil, clover, Dittany of Crete, elder, foxglove, frankincense, \nhoneysuckle, rowan, sorrel, hawthorn, ivy, lily of the valley, \nmarigold, meadowsweet, mint, mugwort, thyme, woodruff may be burned; \nangelica, bluebells, daisy, hawthorn, ivy, lilac, primrose, and rose \nmay be decorations, st. john\u2019s wort, yarrow, basically all flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incense: <\/strong>frankincense, lilac, rose<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symbols & decorations: <\/strong>maypole, strings of \nbeads or flowers, ribbons, spring flowers, fires, fertility, growing \nthings, ploughs, cauldrons of flowers, butterchurn, baskets, eggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food:<\/strong> dairy, bread, cereals, oatmeal cakes, cherries, strawberries, wine, green salads<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities & rituals:<\/strong> fertilize, nurture and \nboost existing goals, games, activities of pleasure, leaping bonfires, \nmaking garlands, May Pole dance, planting seeds, walking one\u2019s \nproperty, feasting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wiccan mythology:<\/strong> sexual union and\/or marriage of the Goddess and God<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s association with fire also makes Beltaine a holiday of purification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wiccan weddings are frequently held on or around Beltaine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Also known as: May Day, Bealtaine, Beltane, Bhealtainn, Bealtinne, Festival of Tana (Strega), Giamonios, Rudemass, and Walburga (Teutonic), Cetsamhain (opposite Samhain),Fairy Day,Sacred Thorn Day, Rood Day, Roodmas (the Christian term for Rood Day, Old Beltane, Beltain, Baltane, Walpurgis Night, Floriala (Roman feast of flowers from April 29 to May 1), Walpurgisnacht (Germanic-feast of St. Walpurga), Thrimilce (Anglo-saxon), Bloumaand (Old Dutch) Date: May 1 Animals: Swallow, dove, swan, Cats, lynx, leopard Deities: Flower Goddesses, Divine Couples, Deities of the Hunt, Aphrodite,artemis, Bast, Diana, Faunus, Flora, Maia, Pan, the Horned God, Venus, and all Gods and Goddesses who preside over fertility. Tools: broom, May Pole, cauldron Stones\/Gems: emerald, malachite, amber, orange carnelian, sapphire, rose quartz Colors: green, soft pink, blue, yellow, red, brown Flowers & herbs: almond tree\/shrub, ash, broom, cinquefoil, clover, Dittany of Crete, elder, foxglove, frankincense, honeysuckle, rowan, sorrel, hawthorn, ivy, lily of the valley, marigold, meadowsweet, mint, mugwort, thyme, woodruff may be burned; angelica, bluebells, daisy, hawthorn, ivy, lilac, primrose, and rose may be decorations, st. john\u2019s wort, yarrow, basically all flowers. Incense: frankincense, lilac, rose Symbols & decorations: maypole, strings of beads or flowers, ribbons, spring flowers, fires, fertility, growing things, ploughs, cauldrons of flowers, butterchurn, baskets, eggs Food: dairy, bread, cereals, oatmeal cakes, cherries, strawberries, wine, green salads Activities & rituals: fertilize, nurture and boost existing goals, games, activities of pleasure, leaping bonfires, making garlands, May Pole dance, planting seeds, walking one\u2019s property, feasting Wiccan mythology: sexual union and\/or marriage of the Goddess and God It\u2019s association with fire also makes Beltaine a holiday of purification. Wiccan weddings are frequently held on or around Beltaine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}