Beltane is a beautiful and uplifting turn of the wheel! And one of the most anticipated days in the Pagan calendar. If you are still planning your Beltane activities you’ll want to keep on reading.
Beltane is the mid-point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice, one of the four Celtic Fire Festivals, and one of only two times in the year where the veil between worlds is thinned (the other being Samhain). For more Beltane details and correspondences, you may check out my full post HERE.
Celebrate the Beauty of the Earth
This is a time to honour nature, life and all its pleasures, and fertility. A most joyous day indeed and there are so many ways for you to celebrate!
Ideally the day is yours to just enjoy and indulge as much as you wish! Unfortunately, in modern society that is often just not the case so here I give you a list of 41 Beltane activities that are simple, joyful, and super flexible to help you ring in the day. Pick one or a dozen, whatever works!
May is a stunning month in nature, let’s kick it off good and proper this year. Here we go!
41 Simple and Satisfying Ways to Celebrate Beltane
- Get some fresh blooms for your home
- Add Beltane touches to your altar
- Write a journal entry about what Beltane means to you
- Perform an abundance ritual
- Sit outside and give thanks to Mother Earth for all she provides us
- Show yourself some love and indulge in your favourite things
- Plant something
- Make a list of ways you can live more sustainably
- Connect with your loved ones
- Craft a mini May Pole
- Prepare a special Beltane meal
- Have a ritual bath with flowers
- Spend time in a park, garden, or forest if it’s accessible to you
- Take a walk around your neighbourhood with renewed appreciation
- Do a Beltane Oracle or Tarot card reading
- Clean up litter in your neighbourhood
- Wear flowers in your hair or make a flower crown
- Craft a floral wreath
- Make lemonade
- Decorate your home with coloured ribbons
- Leave an offering out for the fae
- Dress up like a faery for the day
- Do an outdoor meditation
- Watch the sunrise
- Light a candle for cleansing and protection, your own mini Beltane fire
- Bake some bannocks, oat cakes, or cookies
- Dance
- Toast to your ancestors
- Practice divination
- Donate your unwanted items to charity
- Burn incense of Sandalwood, Lemon, or Frankincense
- Do a Rose Quartz meditation
- Make flower baskets for your friends or neighbours
- Perform a house cleansing
- Enjoy a Beltane tea blend
- Honour a deity associated with the day such as Cernunnos, Demeter, Danu, or Brigid
- Wear the colours of Beltane such as red, pink, green, or brown
- Craft a Beltane oil or herb blend
- Journal Prompt: What would you like to manifest as we move throughout these warmer months?
- Perform a grounding ritual
- Spread the love and joy as much as possible
So, how many will you do this May 1st? Remember to have lots of fun, bask in the happy energy that fills the day, and make it special for YOU.
Final thoughts.
Do you have your festivities for the year planned yet?
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Have a beautiful, blessed Beltane friend!
Yours in health and magick,
Krystle xo
