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Beltane Fire Society

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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    Category: Cailleach

    Winter’s awakening and Summer’s last party – how Samhuinn begins

    Who’s who, what’s happening and where to find it at the beginning of Samhuinn Fire Festival

    October 26, 2019 by Beltane Fire Society

    Drumming the community’s heartbeat with The Winter drummers

    Neither good nor evil, the Winter drummers do what is necessary to help the community survive at Samhuinn Fire Festival.

    October 18, 2019 by Beltane Fire Society

    How the Samhuinn story helps us embrace change

    As the cold season begins its descent, we look at the parts of our festival story that help us face difficult transformations.

    October 6, 2019October 6, 2019 by Beltane Fire Society

    Adorning the crone goddess in our Samhuinn Fire Festival poster

    Dive into the beautiful artwork for our Winter festival poster and the story that it tells.

    September 11, 2019September 19, 2019 by Beltane Fire Society

    Embracing the descent – facing the darkness together with our Cailleach

    Our Cailleach introduces herself before her appearance at this October’s Samhuinn Fire Festival.

    September 7, 2019September 19, 2019 by Beltane Fire Society

    An attraction of opposites – kinship and rivalry between the Summer King and Winter King

    Introducing our Summer King and Winter King, who battle it out for dominion over the seasons at Samhuinn Fire Festival.

    September 5, 2019October 21, 2019 by Beltane Fire Society

    What’s that coming over the Hill?

    We have lots of exciting plans for Samhuinn Fire Festival’s first ever performance at the top of Calton Hill.

    September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 by Beltane Fire Society

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    Beltane Fire Society is a not-for-profit registered charity in Scotland. Charity Number SC040137. Company Number SC341753.

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