With Bealtaine, Beltany, Bael-Tinn, Bealtana, and good old mid Atlantic 'Beltane’, I confuse people every year as I do not go all out for reverence using any of these names on 1st May. To me, 1st May, or May 1st, has always been ‘May Day’ to me.
I was brought up with an astrology practicing, messing about on boats, and herbs loving family. They practise…