Beltane Magic: Rituals, Folklore & Celebrating the Celtic Fire Festival

In this week’s episode, we step into the wild, flower-crowned magic of Beltane — the ancient Celtic fire festival that marks the beginning of summer and the fertile turning of the Wheel.Together we wander through Beltane folklore and history, sacred bonfires, fae traditions, maypoles, hawthorn magic, the myth of Etain, and the old rites of protection, abundance, and sacred union woven through this luminous threshold festival.We also explore ways to celebrate Beltane in modern practice, Beltane correspondences, and spellwork. This is an episode about joy as devotion, pleasure as magic, and what it means to let yourself bloom.If you enjoy the show, be sure to follow or subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes — and if this podcast has ever felt like a little hearth for you, leaving a rating or sharing the episode helps so much.You can find me between episodes at @witchbeneaththewillow on Instagram and TikTok for more witchy content, updates, and everyday enchantments.And if you’d like to support the podcast, you can always buy me a cup of tea (or a new candle) through Ko-fi.Settle in, light a candle, and step through the fire.