If you visit www.archaeoastronomy.com between now and May 5 and look at their very cool graphic of the Earth’s orbit, you’ll notice that the festival of Beltane is on its way. Beltane is the origin of what are now the May Day celebrations and part of what is often referred to as the ‘Celtic Calendar’. [...]
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The ‘Celtic Calendar’ and the Solstices
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