'Beltane' definitions:

Definition of 'Beltane'

From: GCIDE
  • Beltane \Bel"tane\, n. [Gael. bealltainn, bealltuinn.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The first day of May (Old Style). [1913 Webster]
  • The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane, and Lammas. --New English Dict. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May, in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland and Ireland. [1913 Webster]