May Day – Moonzie Momma

From The Goddess Companion May 3

Two young women in traditional English folk attire presenting a lush, budding flower garland to an elderly woman at the door of a rustic stone cottage in a springtime village setting.

~May 3 We have been rambling through the night, until the break of day;and now we have come back again, and bring this garland gay.We bring this garland gay to you, as at your door we stand; it is a sprout well budded out, from the touch of her sweet […]

From The Goddess Companion May 1

A group of young girls in white dresses walking in a sunny garden procession, carrying a statue of the Virgin Mary decorated with a floral crown, with an old stone church in the background.

May 1 O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the angels, Queen of the May.O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the angels, Queen of the May. -Catholic song to the Virgin on May Day Through hundreds of years, this day was celebrated by […]

Beltane: Dancing with the Fire of Spring

A practitioner in a green cloak kneeling in a lush meadow at sunrise next to a flower-adorned Maypole, with a small sacred fire burning in the background near a river.

Beltane: Dancing with the Fire of Spring As the calendar turns to May 1st, the veil thins in a different way than it does at Samhain. While the autumn brings the stillness of the shadow, May Day—or Beltane—is the roaring, vibrant climax of the spring. It is the festival of […]

Beltane’s Breath: Celebrating the Magic of May Day

A woman with long wavy hair wearing a floral crown and a white cottagecore dress dancing around a Maypole with colorful ribbons in a wildflower meadow with a bonfire in the background

Beltane’s Breath: Celebrating the Magic of May Day As the wheel turns and the veil thins in its own bright, verdant way, we arrive at the heart of spring. May 1st—May Day, or Beltane—is a riot of color, a celebration of fire, and a deep exhale from the earth itself. […]