May Day in Great Britain and Ireland probably began on the Celtic astronomical holiday called Beltane, marking the seasonal changes with singing, dancing, yellow May flowers, bonfires – and the ...

Traditions and folklore expert Seren Hawley-Plows has explained the origins of the word 'honeymoon', and it's much older than ...

Edinburgh's Calton Hill will be ablaze with fire this week as the Beltane Fire Festival signals the end of the dark months. The Iron Age Celtic ritual has been celebrated for thousands of years.