20 h. ago A Midsummer Night’s Dream on acid: Celtic tradition comes to life at Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival

Fire dancers, drummers and painted pagan gods bring ancient Celtic traditions blazing back to life in Edinburgh as Lucie Grace joins the crowds at Beltane Fire Festival – and promptly gets lost in the magic

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6 d. ago Edinburgh 'fire festival' in pictures as Scots celebrate start of summer

The Beltane Fire Festival is an annual event that takes place on Calton Hill and takes the form of a procession that starts at Edinburgh's National Monument.

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6 d. ago The history of Scotland's fire festival Beltane as Scots celebrate start of summer

May 1 marks an ancient Gaelic festival that celebrates the start of summer with rituals and bonfires.

Culture

6 d. ago Beltane Fire Festival 2025: 19 spectacular pictures of Edinburgh's Calton Hill lit up by fire

Organisers couldn’t have hoped for better weather for the event.

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8 d. ago Inside Lady Alice Manners' very lavish 30th birthday celebrations

The high society stylist invited her nearest and dearest at the family's to come together at the 15,000-acre estate in Leicestershire for a Midsummer Night's Dream .

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9 d. ago When is the Beltane Fire Festival 2025? Date, tickets, what happens, and what's new this year on Edinburgh's Calton Hill

The spectacular event marks the start of summer.

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2 w. ago Rangers supporters spark fury with 'disgusting' graffiti mocking Pope Francis' death in bid to infuriate their traditionally Catholic rivals Celtic

Members of the Union Bears' group defaced a motorwayside building with two messages after the Pontiff's death aged 88 on Easter Monday. Pope Francis 'passed away peacefully' at 7.35am.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh’s statues spring into life with the help of AI filming techniques

Statues have been springing to life across Scotland’s capital city thanks to the creative talents of an award-winning filmmaker from Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh.

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