Continuing our series of photo essays, we wanted to provide a bit of a guide to the strange and beautiful characters you might encounter on the Hill.
Category: Faerie Porters
Maps and rough timings at Beltane 2018
With just five days to go until Beltane 2018, we wanted to share with you the proposed timings for the night and route of the procession.
Psychogeography, fantasy, and ritual – the Faerie Porters
On the night of Beltane, faeries collect their belongings and move to a new house.
Introducing our Group Organisers and Blues for Beltane Fire Festival 2018
A first look at the groups that make up Beltane Fire Festival 2018 and the volunteers who will be leading them.
Wandering fae on Samhuinn day
During the daylight hours, before the darkness (and rain, so much rain!) of Samhuinn night descended, our Faerie Porters explored the human city of Edinburgh. They travelled… Read more “Wandering fae on Samhuinn day”
It was a neep
Dr Neil Rhind AKA Samnogamus Perygyll de Cluaracaun de Guelph, amateur ethnologist and Group Organiser of the Beltane 2016 Faerie Porters, explains the presence of The Neep… Read more “It was a neep”
Before the festival, wild faeries roamed Edinburgh
If you were out and about in Edinburgh on the day of 30th April 2016, you may have encountered some roaming Faerie Porters making their way through… Read more “Before the festival, wild faeries roamed Edinburgh”
Beltane Fire Society 