One of the four
Celtic holy days,
Beltaine (May 1 in the northern hemisphere, November 1 in the south) is the feast of the God
Belenos and the first day of summer. Belenos protects the cattle with his
sacred fires. He is also the guardian of medicinal herbs, and his own plant is the
henbane The word baltaine translates from old
Gaelic as 'bone fire'
pronounced:
bal tin nae emphasis on the first syllable