{"id":2816,"date":"2014-05-01T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhworldimagery.wordpress.com\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2015-04-02T15:46:11","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:46:11","slug":"beltane-celtic-may-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/beltane-celtic-may-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Beltane &#8211; Celtic May Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beltane, or Celtic Mayday, marks the beginning of summer. It is a fertility ritual that was performed by pre-Christian Britons while accompanying the herds into the open fields for the first time in the year. It is still celebrated in some parts of the UK, like in this increasingly popular event in Hampshire, England, photographed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=741\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Clarke-Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional dancing at Beltane celebrations at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color:#666666;\">(Phil Clarke-Hill\/Robert Harding)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=beltane wickerman\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2875 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-299.jpg\" alt=\"Beltane Wickerman celebrations at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe\" width=\"321\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-299.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-299-164x245.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-299-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->A giant wicker man &#8211;\u00a0in which people insert\u00a0paper on which they\u00a0have written their hopes for the coming year &#8211; will be burnt at Beltane celebrations, Hampshire, England\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color:#666666;\">(Phil Clarke-Hill\/Robert Harding)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=beltane wickerman\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2879 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-293.jpg\" alt=\"Wickerman, Beltane celebrations at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-293-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Morris dancers, Beltane celebrations at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color:#666666;\">(Phil Clarke-Hill\/Robert Harding)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=beltane wickerman\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2877 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-292.jpg\" alt=\"Morris dancers, Beltane Wickerman celebrations at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-292.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-292-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A man dressed as a soldier during Beltane celebrations, Hampshire\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color:#666666;\">(Phil Clarke-Hill\/Robert Harding)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=beltane wickerman\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2876 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-300.jpg\" alt=\"Beltane Wickerman celebrations at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-300.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-300-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Women do a fertility dance at Beltane celebrations in\u00a0Hampshire, England\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color:#666666;\">(Phil Clarke-Hill\/Robert Harding)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=beltane wickerman\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2878 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-298.jpg\" alt=\"Beltane Wickerman celebrations at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-298.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/992-298-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more photos of Beltane <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=beltane%20wickerman\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beltane, or Celtic Mayday, marks the beginning of summer. 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