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Formed in 1988, Beltane Fire Society is a community arts performance charity that hosts the Beltane Fire Festival and Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh.

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April 23, 2013April 23, 2013 by Beltane Fire Society

First walkthrough rehearsal on Calton Hill

Sunday saw the first Beltane 2013 walkthrough on Calton Hill. A walkthrough is a full rehearsal of the entire festival performance, minus the fire, and is often watched by crowds of curious people who happen to be wandering on Calton Hill at the time. See (lots!) more photos in this album on Facebook.

Photos above by Maciej/MacDor Photography

Photos above by Mark Taylor

Photos above by Simon Crofts and Sylwia Kowalczyk

Photos above by Richard Winpenny

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As well as fire dancers, drummers, and acrobats, we also had our own singing ensemble at last month's Samhuinn Fire Festival. This is Guth Nam Marbh, who embodied the "Voice of the Dead" at our Winter celebration. Photo by Gordon Veitch for @beltanefiresociety #gaelic #heritage #scotland #edinburgh #igedinburgh #whatsonedinburgh #scottishheritage #scottishhistory #folklore #festival #volunteer #volunteering

We had a gorgeous day last month celebrating the turn of the seasons with these wee ones at the @scottishstorytellingcentre. Thanks to all who joined us at Family Samhuinn for a colourful afternoon of storytelling, games, and face painting 🎃 Photo by Gordon Veitch for @beltanefiresociety #familydayout #familiesedinburgh #edinburghkids #edinburghwithkids #halloween #samhuinn2018 #edinburgh #whatsonedinburgh #igedinburgh #scotland #kids

A few days before our Samhuinn celebrations in Edinburgh, our Obsidian and Savages of Winter groups travelled West to join in the #paisleyhalloweenfestival. A huge thanks to the festival for inviting us 🔥 Photo by Ken Dunton for @beltanefiresociety #halloween #halloweenfestival #volunteers #festival #paisley #celtic #heritage #scotland #volunteers #winterfestival #firefestival

For our final release of festival photos, we look back on Samhuinn Fire Festival's gorgeous bonfire 🔥 more rehearsal photos are still on their way, as well as our post-festival video. Keep your eyes peeled 👀 Photo by Vince Graham for @beltanefiresociety #fire #festival #firefestival #bonfire #edinburgh #igedinburgh #celtic #heritage #scotland #volunteers #winterfestival

Obsidian represented an extension of the Winter King as his devoted army at #samhuinn2018. As he grew in strength throughout our wintry festival, so their performance grew into dynamic fireplay and towering pyramids. Our fourth release of spectacular photos from Samhuinn Fire Festival is now on our blog (link in bio). Photo by Sean Bluestone for @beltanefiresociety #fire #festival #firefestival #edinburgh #igedinburgh #celtic #heritage #scotland #volunteers #winterfestival

Summer held their last revelry on the stage at #samhuinn2018, where they danced and climbed in a final acrobatic display before the Summer King and Winter King engaged in their ritual battle. See Summer's final party in our latest collection of photos on our website (link in bio). Photo by Sean Bluestone for @beltanefiresociety #fire #festival #firefestival #edinburgh #igedinburgh #celtic #heritage #scotland #volunteers #winterfestival

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