Organisers of Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival have launched an outspoken attack on the city council’s new levy on events in the Capital’s main parks and green spaces. Did you know with a Digital ...

The May Queen comes to life at the end of the ritual celebrating the arrival of summer Thousands of people have gathered in Edinburgh to mark the arrival of summer at the annual Beltane Fire Festival.

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“Is this your first Beltane?” a teenager asks me sympathetically – with a subtle hint of an eye roll, blended with a definite note of concern, because I’m clearly lost. I’ve been to Edinburgh’s Calton ...

REVELLERS stripped off to dance naked with torches as they celebrated the annual Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh last night. They were joined by thousands of spectators, who gathered in the capital ...

Most of us will recognise the beginning of June as the start of the summer. But centuries ago, Scotland actually celebrated the new season on May 1, with an ancient festival that marked the end of ...

The annual Beltane Fire Festival set Edinburgh alight with flame-wielding demons, semi-nude fire sprites and red-painted ghouls on the night of 30 April. The 2013 Beltane Fire Festival saw hundreds ...