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DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Shade_the_AshClad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Shade_the_AshClad</span></a></span> That is so cool! Well done!🌺 <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawthorne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hawthorne</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/May" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>May</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Beltane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beltane</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawthorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hawthorn</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayPole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MayPole</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaganArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaganArt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pagan</span></a></p>
Paula Kirman<p>Edmonton Beltaine Faire<br>May 10, 2025<br>Ritchie Community League<br>--<br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/yeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yeg</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/beltaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beltaine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ritual</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maypole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maypole</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/traditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traditions</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/edmonton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edmonton</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/photojournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/yegphotographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yegphotographer</span></a></p>
The Wild Hunt News<p>For most holidays we write a whole new ritual and there’s no guarantee that any particular element will recur from year to year. I’ve been to Ostaras without eggs and Samhains without the names of the dead. But I’ve never been to a Beltane without the Maypole. That one remains.</p><p><a href="https://wildhunt.org/2025/05/the-maypole-dance.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wildhunt.org/2025/05/the-maypo</span><span class="invisible">le-dance.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beltane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beltane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beltaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beltaine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maypole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maypole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tradition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tradition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familytraditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>familytraditions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ritual</span></a></p>
Markus MelcherPublikum<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/germany?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#germany</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/bavaria?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bavaria</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/tradition?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tradition</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/maypole?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maypole</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/people?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#people</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/children?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#children</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/mywork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mywork</a>
oschene<p>A good day to remember the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maypole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maypole</span></a> of Merrymount in 1627, a time when the English settlers and the indigenous people of Massachusetts could get together and dance. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrymount_(Quincy,_Massachusetts)" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrymou</span><span class="invisible">nt_(Quincy,_Massachusetts)</span></a></p>
Shade the AshClad<p>Happy Beltane to those who celebrate it. In 2023, I made this mixed-media artwork inspired by the Pagan tradition.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnimalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Beltane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beltane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Burn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Burn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Burning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Burning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cauldron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cauldron</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cervine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cervine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cowslip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cowslip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Deer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gorse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gorse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Handmade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hawthorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hawthorn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Holiday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Holiday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mammal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maypole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maypole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MixedMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MixedMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Otherkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Otherkin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reindeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reindeer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spiritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spiritual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Therian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraditionalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Walpurgisnacht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Walpurgisnacht</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WheelOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WheelOfTheYear</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Willow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Willow</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Also, my <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> posts next week may be delayed (or not happening). Big May Day celebration with my Pagan peeps, so I'll be donning my horns and dancing around a May Pole!</p><p>cc: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@BrambleBearGrrrauwling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BrambleBearGrrrauwling</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@MaQuest" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MaQuest</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Beltaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beltaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Beltane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beltane</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayPole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MayPole</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a></p>
S. K. Riley<p>Happy Beltane! 🇦🇺 </p><p>The little witches and ghosties came by last night to feast on sweets, including the baby fruits we’d provided for them. But they left a tiny handful of rainbow-coloured jelly beans that we’ll use with the seasonal faerie offerings of Spring.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Beltane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beltane</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Beltaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beltaine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Feast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Feast</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Maypole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maypole</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Seasonal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seasonal</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Festivities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Festivities</span></a></p>
Todd<p>Happy <a href="https://heads.social/tags/mayday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mayday</span></a> friends. <a href="https://heads.social/tags/maypole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maypole</span></a> <a href="https://heads.social/tags/beltane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beltane</span></a></p>
Lisa Hamilton<p>As a child, in pre-K and kindergarten, every May Day we danced the weaving dance with crepe paper streamers around a big Maypole out on the lawn. Our parents came to watch. It was a big deal</p><p>Does anyone else remember doing the same in public school?<br><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/MayPole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MayPole</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ElementarySchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElementarySchool</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/celebrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celebrations</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/dance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dance</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SchoolHolidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolHolidays</span></a></p>