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Beltane Fire Society

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: In Pictures

    Samhuinn…a Support perspective

    Having spent more hours than I can even count collecting and posting photos of our volunteers, screengrabs from websites that featured us, scans of magazine and newspaper… Read more “Samhuinn…a Support perspective”

    November 2, 2012 by Beltane Fire Society

    A very Scottish event

    In most places, you’ll see the spelling of this wonderful quarterday festival as Samhain. Samhuinn is the Scottish Gaelic spelling. Even the Cailleach, our divine hag, is… Read more “A very Scottish event”

    October 31, 2012 by Beltane Fire Society

    Off-duty Kings!

    Earlier this week, photographer Raini Scott spent a day in the company of royalty. Samhuinn 2012’s Summer King (Joe) and Winter King (David) invited her round for… Read more “Off-duty Kings!”

    October 29, 2012October 29, 2012 by Beltane Fire Society

    Walkthrough Photos

    If you were wandering around the Royal Mile last night, chances are you might have run into a couple of hundred Beltaners in the midst of an… Read more “Walkthrough Photos”

    October 29, 2012 by Beltane Fire Society

    The Wild Hunt meets Midsummer Nightmares

    If you were near Bristo Square on Sunday, you might have witnessed an epic battle…ok, a joint rehearsal, between the Wild Hunt and Midsummer Nightmares. Photographer Klara… Read more “The Wild Hunt meets Midsummer Nightmares”

    October 26, 2012 by Beltane Fire Society

    Like moths (with cameras) to a flame

    Clearly there’s something about people with flaming torches on a dark autumnal hill top that attracts photographers… Photos by Simon Hay Photos by Richard Winpenny

    October 25, 2012 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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