Beltane (May 1)
Birth and growth
Primary focus: Appearance of the matured Horned God, fertility, protection of animals and gardens, leaping the fire for a fortunate summer, love magics
Symbols and decorations: Maypole, daisy chain, butter churn, chalice, eggs, pillar candle, springs of hawthorn or blackthorn, spring flowers, and wreaths of flowers and ribbons
Food and Drink: Beltane cakes, cherries, dairy, green herbal salads, honey, nuts, oats/oatmeal cakes, red fruits, red or pink wine punch, sweets, and strawberries
Oils: Passion flower, rose, vanilla, and tuberose
Incense: Lilac, rose, and frankincense
Herbs and teas: Almond, lilac, marigold, angelica, ashtree, birch, blue bells, meadowsweet, primrose, burdock, rose, rose hips, rosemary, daisy, cinquefoil, Damiana, frankincense, hawthorn, saffron, satyrion root, hibiscus, woodruff, St. John’s wort, yellow cowslips, honeysuckle, and ivy
Colors: Blue, yellow, green, pink, orange, rainbow, red, and white
Symbols and decorations: Maypole, daisy chain, butter churn, chalice, eggs, pillar candle, springs of hawthorn or blackthorn, spring flowers, and wreaths of flowers and ribbons
Food and Drink: Beltane cakes, cherries, dairy, green herbal salads, honey, nuts, oats/oatmeal cakes, red fruits, red or pink wine punch, sweets, and strawberries
Oils: Passion flower, rose, vanilla, and tuberose
Incense: Lilac, rose, and frankincense
Herbs and teas: Almond, lilac, marigold, angelica, ashtree, birch, blue bells, meadowsweet, primrose, burdock, rose, rose hips, rosemary, daisy, cinquefoil, Damiana, frankincense, hawthorn, saffron, satyrion root, hibiscus, woodruff, St. John’s wort, yellow cowslips, honeysuckle, and ivy
Colors: Blue, yellow, green, pink, orange, rainbow, red, and white