It is traditionally held on 1 May, or about midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. The festival name is synonymous with the month marking the start of summer in Gaelic Ireland. The people and their cattle would walk around or between bonfires, and sometimes leap over the flames or embers. 🔥 Is paganism, a loosely defined constellation of faiths based on beliefs predating the main world religions, going mainstream? King Charles’s coronation invitation features a prominent image of the Green Man – “an ancient figure from British folklore, symbolic of spring and rebirth"🌳🌳🌙Links

Source: The Guardian May 02, 2023 01:28 UTC