{"id":23952,"date":"2021-05-01T01:10:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T05:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=23952"},"modified":"2021-05-01T11:00:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T15:00:14","slug":"beltane-correspondences-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2021\/05\/01\/beltane-correspondences-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Beltane Correspondences"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(You can purchase Lilacs Coloring Page<\/a> by Artist Carol Hebling<\/a> at her shop CTHeblingDesign<\/a> on etsy.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also known as<\/span><\/strong>: 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)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Deities:<\/span><\/strong> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Flowers & herbs:<\/span><\/strong> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wiccan weddings are frequently held on or around Beltaine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jennifer Wright <\/span><\/span><\/strong>is a witch on a path of change that is always winding. She founded PaganPagesOrg in the hopes of giving Pagans a platform to share and learn without judgment. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She loves to create in her spare time and you can find her Creations, Jewelry, & Magickal Witch Bottles at: www.facebook.com\/TwistedWitchesShoppe\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When not creating she can be found strolling around FB, Twitter, & Instagram looking for an interesting conversation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(You can purchase Lilacs Coloring Page by Artist Carol Hebling at her shop CTHeblingDesign on etsy.)   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. *** About the Author: Jennifer Wright is a witch on a path of change that is always winding. She founded PaganPagesOrg in the hopes of giving Pagans a platform to share and learn without judgment. She loves to create in her spare time and you can find her Creations, Jewelry, & Magickal Witch Bottles at: www.facebook.com\/TwistedWitchesShoppe\/ When not creating she can be found strolling around FB, Twitter, & Instagram looking for an interesting conversation.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10009],"tags":[11047,10925,10272,10270,12914,12915,10261],"class_list":["post-23952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-this-months-holiday","tag-beltaine","tag-beltane","tag-celebrate","tag-holiday","tag-mayday","tag-maypole","tag-sabbat"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23952","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=23952"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23958,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23952\/revisions\/23958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}