Definition/Meaning of Beltane

• English - Proper noun: Beltane The first day of May (since 1752); May Day , a Scottish quarter day , sometimes associated by Christians with the nearest Church Feast , the Invention of the Cross (May 3rd), and Whitsunday (May 15th). An ancient Gaelic/Celtic May Day holiday celebration , at which large bonfires were built on the hill tops , revived by Celtic neopagans .
• English - Alternative forms: Bealtaine , Beltaine Beltein, Beltin
• English - See also: Hallowmas Candlemas Lammas Whitsunday Translations
• English - Anagrams: tenable