{"id":28375,"date":"2023-05-01T01:10:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T05:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=28375"},"modified":"2023-04-26T12:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T16:51:14","slug":"beltaine-correspondences-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2023\/05\/01\/beltaine-correspondences-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Beltaine Correspondences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25948 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/beltaine-correspondences2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/beltaine-correspondences2.png 243w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/beltaine-correspondences2-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Also known as<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">: 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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Date: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">May 1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Animals:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> Swallow, dove, swan, Cats, lynx, leopard<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Deities:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> 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><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Tools:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> broom, May Pole, cauldron<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Stones\/Gems: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">emerald, malachite, amber, orange carnelian, sapphire, rose quartz<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Colors:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> green, soft pink, blue, yellow, red, brown<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Flowers &amp; herbs:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> 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><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Incense: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">frankincense, lilac, rose<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Symbols &amp; decorations: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">maypole, strings of beads or flowers, ribbons, spring flowers, fires, fertility, growing things, ploughs, cauldrons of flowers, butterchurn, baskets, eggs<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Food:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> dairy, bread, cereals, oatmeal cakes, cherries, strawberries, wine, green salads<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Activities &amp; rituals:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> 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><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Wiccan mythology:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> sexual union and\/or marriage of the Goddess and God<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It\u2019s association with fire also makes Beltaine a holiday of purification.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Wiccan weddings are frequently held on or around Beltaine.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">**<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22474 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/jenn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/jenn.png 300w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/jenn-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jennifer Wrigh<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">t <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> a witch on a path of change that is always winding. She founded PaganPagesOrg, over a decade ago, in the hopes of giving Pagans a platform to share and learn without judgment for free. She loves to <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">share and sell<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> her <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">lovingly handmade <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">craft&#8217;s on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jennifer.sacasawright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her Page<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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) &nbsp; Date: May 1 &nbsp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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. &nbsp; ** About the Author: Jennifer Wright Is a witch on a path of change that is always winding. She founded PaganPagesOrg, over a decade ago, in the hopes of giving Pagans a platform to share and learn without judgment for free. She loves to share and sell her lovingly handmade craft&#8217;s on her Page. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10009],"tags":[11047,10925,10272,10031,10270,11569,11572,10206,14512],"class_list":["post-28375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-this-months-holiday","tag-beltaine","tag-beltane","tag-celebrate","tag-correspondences","tag-holiday","tag-may-day","tag-may-pole","tag-meaning","tag-walpurgis-night"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28375","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=28375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28376,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28375\/revisions\/28376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}