This actually made me cry. I can't even imagine how it would feel to be surrounded by people who have the same beliefs and wouldn't treat me like a freak
That is very sad to hear, I hope you find what you are looking for. Dont let anyone make you feel as if you need to change, stay strong in your beliefs.
Dear Brandi, please know that you are NOT alone. We are everywhere. We may be secret, but we are here and are numbers are growing like wildfire. The day is soon approaching when we will be able to freely and proudly walk in the sun with ours heads held high.
Always be a Traditional believer as Native American (Navajo) tribal, I really love Mother earth and Father sky and all four direction spirits dwellers from of life on this earth and universe as One beings. Keep Mother earth beautiful as Green 🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌⛩
I'm a Pagan and started as Druid but sort of stepped sideways away from the white robe ritual by numbers,but I still revere my ancestors,and feel the connection to my lands and the lands of my ancestors. Our beliefs are not that far apart. Stay safe
I feel like their is lots of similarity between india rituals & rituals of pagan & beltane celebration & their fire ritual & it's mystical & magical celebrations.... so colourful & dance & food & fiesta.
Without giving away my age too much but the Maypole dance and celebration was once popular here in the U.S. and was sometimes seen in the schoolyard. However certain organized religions [cough cough ] considered it served no purpose and time has let this wonderful time of play and celebration slip into the past.But today with many people returning , myself included, to a more realistic and basic belief system. Pagans and Wiccans rise and organize and be counted let our voices be heard!
Eddie, did you know that when France gave us the Statue of Liberty there were certain religious groups (also cough, cough) who objected to a Pagan (Hellenic) goddess being the first thing immigrants would see when they entered New York harbor? Like it was going to do any harm.
What a glorious time to be alive! The old gods and old ways never died! May the whispers of the old ones become a triumphant cry of elation! Merry meet, everybody!
@@pagangwynne3627 You sound particularly knowledgable on the subject. Except for the obvious incongruity of a diversity homo writhing on the may-pole, what are the old ways, if not those depicted in the video?
I wish there were more like us in my neighbourhood. Would be nice to have others whom are like us around so our children can feel free to be themselves more. Its difficult to teach our children traditions when they are called terrible names for being Witches, Wiccans, Pagans, etcetera. At least right now I feel safer to teach them all I have to share.
Like many in the comments, this video made me cry. Unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. First off LARP. Just a bunch of playgan larpers. Nothing to do with Witchcraft, miniscule amount of Druidism and just because you call it wicca, doesn't make it Wiccan. Nothing to do with honoring the Ancestors, the may Queen was a maiden? really!?! The May King should be the strongest, most vibrant male in the community, this one just looked confused or high if you ask me and unless the May King and Queen went off and had sex, a complete mockery of jumping the broom. Intoning the EAIOU in the ritual comes from Graves book the White Goddess which he made up whilst smacked off of his head on heroin, operative words here being 'made up'. It's fun, it gives off a great vibratory sensation in the body, but NOT ancient witchcraft, druidism or ancient anything else. Now don't get me wrong. I absolutely LOVE the concept, the idea and all it stands for. But if old farts like me wish to see the continuation of our beliefs, we need to stand up and point out the fallacies behind the modern Playgan movement. Although I must admit, seeing this done outside of the old Crown Hotel made me chuckle, when I lived in Glaston it still had a sign in the window saying "No hippies allowed" hehehehe. Air my breath..... is a chant to raise energy, this just sounded like a funeral dirge. And Gaia? Seriously? With the wealth of British/Celtic mythology, the wealth of British/Celtic Goddesses who fulfill the role of 'mother' and they call upon a 'goddess' with a Greek name who 40-50 years ago didn't exist, as far as I recall Gaia was the name given to an ancient landmass that was not only pre-human but even pre-dinosaurs. And for those of you who think who am I to have such opinions: I've been a Witch for over 40 years and a Wiccan (Gardnerian) HP for over 20 years. So don't think I'm putting this down just for the sake of it. As stated I LOVE the concept of open/public pagan rituals and events, I just wish that they wouldn't keep mixing and matching to suit whatever is fashionable.
I'm not sure why, but we don't seem to do a lot of big pagan celebrations where I'm from. Seems more low-key and small-scale, instead of this sort of fun, massive, public thing.
This made me cry. This'll be my first Beltane and I'll be sadly spending it alone. I'll definitely be playing this video on Beltane. Blessed Be and Happy Beltane!
Why? Why not celebrate Beltaine by going out in the forest and forging a connection with the land? Much better than sitting indoors in front of a computer.
This is the coolest! How amazing it would be to experience this in person! I'm quite solitary in my beliefs, so finding a group to celebrate like this would be so amazing!!
This made me so happy. I can't imagine what it's like to be able to celebrate pagan/ wiccan beliefs openly like that. It must be so freeing and feel amazing to have so many people around you that share the same beliefs. Thank you for sharing this and blessed be.
HearthWi that’s not really nice. Shouldn’t you respect all religions? If someone wants to be a Wiccan let them be move on with your life. We don’t need any disrespect here.
I don’t see it as garbage. I believe in it and it works for me. If it’s not your path that’s ok. A large part of Wicca is honoring your ancestors. Most of its sabbats are based on remembering and honoring your ancestors. I’m also from Irish/ Celtic descent which was originally pagan and Wiccan. Have a good day and blessed be.
HearthWi I also want to add that you are totally allowed to have your beliefs and opinions but you also need to respect others as well. If you don’t have anything positive to say please don’t say it. I don’t want you to feel upset but please learn from your mistakes.
I've done a lot of study of pagan traditions in the western world and videos like this have highlighted for me one major difference between pagan traditions an later religious practices and that's that the pagan festivals were fun! They were like party's rich in symbolism, tradition, and spirituality. No stuffy sermons given within temple walls but outside celebrating with music, poetry, art, and in todays world great costumes! Thank you for sharing this its been a pleasure.
I want this in Germany! This is so amazing. I feel so connected to the Heathen Beliefes, Religion, Festivals, Rituals and Culture. Im a German so i think thats normal. I wish i could be on one of those Celibrations and more! This feels right. It feels like Home for me Greetings from Germany my Friends! If somebody knows about anything in Germany about this please let me know!
I miss the local town celebrations, they would close Saltash Town centre to all vehicles for 3 days of celebrations including: processions, the crowning of the May Queen, marching of the local bands, local stalls with items for sale, fairground rides and the fun run.
That was just absolutely gorgeous. I was married outside in my parents beautiful back yard. It has a creek and I crossed over my dad helped me cross over to my husband and it was as close to a hand fasting as I could get and it was a full day of celebration. Thanks for the real thing. Blessed be
It's not pronounced Bell-tane. It's B(y)al - tineh, with the stress on the first syllable. Beltane is an English mispronunciation of a Celtic (Gaelic) word.
Hi Peter, I’m currently making a UA-cam documentary about the Green Man, I wondered if I could use 5-10 seconds of your footage of the Green Men carrying the pole, in my documentary please? Thanks, Richard
We've managed to get the English to pronounce Samhain better, but Beltaine may take a little longer. Most people are only dimly aware these words come from another language, which has different spelling / pronunciation rules. England is so bizarrely unaware of Celtic languages, you'd almost think it was deliberate.
It's a Shame about that. I was schooled in north west England for 3 years and Paganism wasn't allowed to be taught, in the broom closet since I was 13, came out at 23 😢
What a pure and a lovely ceremony, the old gods has a waken from there slammer. Europe reture to thire rightful roots, as a pagne like the hindu, Japanese and Chinese who remains thier old gods so Europe should do the same, and I hope it will bring us joys and happines. Without falls religions like Christianity, Islam and jusdisam.
This actually made me cry. I can't even imagine how it would feel to be surrounded by people who have the same beliefs and wouldn't treat me like a freak
Thank you Brandi.
That is very sad to hear, I hope you find what you are looking for. Dont let anyone make you feel as if you need to change, stay strong in your beliefs.
I wish I was there😭❤️
Dear Brandi, please know that you are NOT alone. We are everywhere. We may be secret, but we are here and are numbers are growing like wildfire. The day is soon approaching when we will be able to freely and proudly walk in the sun with ours heads held high.
oh gosh, same! This is so amazing!!
earth my body
water my blood
air my breath
fire my spirit
That is beautifull
@@FilthySoapCore right? im so sad I can't celebrate Beltane like this, this year!!
I know that chant😁Blessed be and happy Beltane 2021from Germany
Earth my body, Water my blood
@@marinakaiser7639 🙏
Always be a Traditional believer as Native American (Navajo) tribal, I really love Mother earth and Father sky and all four direction spirits dwellers from of life on this earth and universe as One beings. Keep Mother earth beautiful as Green 🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌⛩
I'm a Pagan and started as Druid but sort of stepped sideways away from the white robe ritual by numbers,but I still revere my ancestors,and feel the connection to my lands and the lands of my ancestors.
Our beliefs are not that far apart.
Stay safe
@@andruid5054 thank you.
I was smiling through this whole video, a bit sad that this year such gatherings are not possible for many. But this video brought so much joy to me.
I feel like their is lots of similarity between india rituals & rituals of pagan & beltane celebration & their fire ritual & it's mystical & magical celebrations.... so colourful & dance & food & fiesta.
in this time of isolation this video lifts you up
Utter bollocks …
Without giving away my age too much but the Maypole dance and celebration was once popular here in the U.S. and was sometimes seen in the schoolyard. However certain organized religions [cough cough ] considered it served no purpose and time has let this wonderful time of play and celebration slip into the past.But today with many people returning , myself included, to a more realistic and basic belief system. Pagans and Wiccans rise and organize and be counted let our voices be heard!
Eddie, did you know that when France gave us the Statue of Liberty there were certain religious groups (also cough, cough) who objected to a Pagan (Hellenic) goddess being the first thing immigrants would see when they entered New York harbor? Like it was going to do any harm.
@@Master_Blackthorne I thank you for this bit of informative history.
So mote it be! So it is!!
I always smile when I see schools doing it and I think do they know what the maypole represents lol
I'm only 25 but I remember Round and Round the Maypole being one of the songs on the kids' tapes we listened to. Or it was on Barney or something.
What a glorious time to be alive! The old gods and old ways never died! May the whispers of the old ones become a triumphant cry of elation! Merry meet, everybody!
Lol pagan larper
Sorry but the old gods and the 'old ways' There is nothing of the 'old ways' in any of this.
@@pagangwynne3627
Lots of made up nonsense.
@@pagangwynne3627 You sound particularly knowledgable on the subject. Except for the obvious incongruity of a diversity homo writhing on the may-pole, what are the old ways, if not those depicted in the video?
I wish there were more like us in my neighbourhood. Would be nice to have others whom are like us around so our children can feel free to be themselves more. Its difficult to teach our children traditions when they are called terrible names for being Witches, Wiccans, Pagans, etcetera. At least right now I feel safer to teach them all I have to share.
So happy to see this , preserve your ancient culture , lots of love and respects from Kerala.
The 1970's ancient?
"May you never fast, Beltane blessings"
This was one of the most beautiful shows of community I've ever seen.
Honestly makes me so proud to be pagan 🥰🥰
simply breathtaking. I felt for a moment it's energy , like I was there. Albion's spirit lives in me, here in America
Like many in the comments, this video made me cry. Unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons.
First off LARP. Just a bunch of playgan larpers.
Nothing to do with Witchcraft, miniscule amount of Druidism and just because you call it wicca, doesn't make it Wiccan.
Nothing to do with honoring the Ancestors, the may Queen was a maiden? really!?! The May King should be the strongest, most vibrant male in the community, this one just looked confused or high if you ask me and unless the May King and Queen went off and had sex, a complete mockery of jumping the broom.
Intoning the EAIOU in the ritual comes from Graves book the White Goddess which he made up whilst smacked off of his head on heroin, operative words here being 'made up'. It's fun, it gives off a great vibratory sensation in the body, but NOT ancient witchcraft, druidism or ancient anything else.
Now don't get me wrong. I absolutely LOVE the concept, the idea and all it stands for. But if old farts like me wish to see the continuation of our beliefs, we need to stand up and point out the fallacies behind the modern Playgan movement.
Although I must admit, seeing this done outside of the old Crown Hotel made me chuckle, when I lived in Glaston it still had a sign in the window saying "No hippies allowed" hehehehe.
Air my breath..... is a chant to raise energy, this just sounded like a funeral dirge.
And Gaia? Seriously? With the wealth of British/Celtic mythology, the wealth of British/Celtic Goddesses who fulfill the role of 'mother' and they call upon a 'goddess' with a Greek name who 40-50 years ago didn't exist, as far as I recall Gaia was the name given to an ancient landmass that was not only pre-human but even pre-dinosaurs.
And for those of you who think who am I to have such opinions:
I've been a Witch for over 40 years and a Wiccan (Gardnerian) HP for over 20 years. So don't think I'm putting this down just for the sake of it. As stated I LOVE the concept of open/public pagan rituals and events, I just wish that they wouldn't keep mixing and matching to suit whatever is fashionable.
Sorry but Gerald Gardner was a fraud too...
You have the right to your opinion. Thanks for sharing. ☮
By all the powers that be
From the Goddess and God
Brightest Beltane Blessings to all.
A truly beautiful video.
Be Well!
Sad to say that Europeans replaced such awesome customs and celebrations to accept Middle eastern ideas.
None of what you see here is a custom - it is a modern made up concoction with nil historic provenance.
I'm not sure why, but we don't seem to do a lot of big pagan celebrations where I'm from. Seems more low-key and small-scale, instead of this sort of fun, massive, public thing.
What a cute King !!!🤴💝🌹💎🍻
Wow...I'm so overwhelmed with happiness.
This made me cry. This'll be my first Beltane and I'll be sadly spending it alone. I'll definitely be playing this video on Beltane. Blessed Be and Happy Beltane!
Same here for me
But Happy Beltane 😊
Why? Why not celebrate Beltaine by going out in the forest and forging a connection with the land? Much better than sitting indoors in front of a computer.
@@pagangwynne3627 I live in the middle of Long Island New York. It's a giant stone jungle with no forests.
If I ever will be visiting Glastonbury, I'll be making sure it will be in the days around beltane ! :-)
As long as you do this the fertility of your lands and the people shall not fade
This is the coolest! How amazing it would be to experience this in person! I'm quite solitary in my beliefs, so finding a group to celebrate like this would be so amazing!!
This made me so happy. I can't imagine what it's like to be able to celebrate pagan/ wiccan beliefs openly like that. It must be so freeing and feel amazing to have so many people around you that share the same beliefs. Thank you for sharing this and blessed be.
HearthWi that’s not really nice. Shouldn’t you respect all religions? If someone wants to be a Wiccan let them be move on with your life. We don’t need any disrespect here.
I don’t see it as garbage. I believe in it and it works for me. If it’s not your path that’s ok. A large part of Wicca is honoring your ancestors. Most of its sabbats are based on remembering and honoring your ancestors. I’m also from Irish/ Celtic descent which was originally pagan and Wiccan. Have a good day and blessed be.
@Lia Ruth Thank you for your support!
venetianmetalhead no problem ❤️
HearthWi I also want to add that you are totally allowed to have your beliefs and opinions but you also need to respect others as well. If you don’t have anything positive to say please don’t say it. I don’t want you to feel upset but please learn from your mistakes.
what a vibrant community spirit exists in Glastonbury xx
No it isn’t … it’s all part of the clichéd Glastonbury Theme Park phoney bullshit.
Thank you for starting my day off right with a proper celebration! Here's wishing next year will be a wonderful as the one in your vid!
A belated Happy Beltane. Brian 79
Happy Beltaine 2021
Amazing video!! Thank you
this is interesting, compared to what you'd see in like a movie setting
No it isn’t … it’s all part of the clichéd Glastonbury Theme Park phoney bullshit.
Que hermoso ver a la gente alegre y celebrando!! Un abrazo desde México
I've done a lot of study of pagan traditions in the western world and videos like this have highlighted for me one major difference between pagan traditions an later religious practices and that's that the pagan festivals were fun! They were like party's rich in symbolism, tradition, and spirituality. No stuffy sermons given within temple walls but outside celebrating with music, poetry, art, and in todays world great costumes! Thank you for sharing this its been a pleasure.
10:42 Is that Boris Johnson, in the pink t-shirt and the horns?!
(I'm kidding! It's me! XD )
This is marvellous to watch, great style and fun. I'm Catholic and appreciate Christian and Pagan spiritual assemblies.
I wish I could celebrate like this!
I want this in Germany! This is so amazing. I feel so connected to the Heathen Beliefes, Religion, Festivals, Rituals and Culture. Im a German so i think thats normal. I wish i could be on one of those Celibrations and more! This feels right. It feels like Home for me
Greetings from Germany my Friends!
If somebody knows about anything in Germany about this please let me know!
Besitifully documented and edited
I wish we had something like this where I live!!!!!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment! Blessings from Brazil ❤️
I miss the local town celebrations, they would close Saltash Town centre to all vehicles for 3 days of celebrations including: processions, the crowning of the May Queen, marching of the local bands, local stalls with items for sale, fairground rides and the fun run.
Loving how baked the may king is
May this years Beltane celebrations bring you joy.
Blessed Beltane!
Peter, awesome filmwork, nice capture of the beautiful celebration!
At first I was like
Lol ait
But now im like really into this
It made me feel things
Lol honestly, i'd be terrified to trip over that broom. This is beautiful btw
Blessed Beltane everyone!:)
Blessed Beltane Everyone! 💐🌿🌸🌺✨
Fantastic day, wonderful film.
No it isn’t … it’s all part of the clichéd Glastonbury Theme Park phoney bullshit.
That was just absolutely gorgeous. I was married outside in my parents beautiful back yard. It has a creek and I crossed over my dad helped me cross over to my husband and it was as close to a hand fasting as I could get and it was a full day of celebration. Thanks for the real thing. Blessed be
Watching this made me feel happy. Blessed Be
Que maravilla, me ha encantado
We could do with a few more of these all over the UK - Hebden Bridge, Pendle would be good too. BB
I'd love to see this in London
Hermosa fiesta
Glorious i am proud to be a pagan
Thank you!
It's not pronounced Bell-tane. It's B(y)al - tineh, with the stress on the first syllable. Beltane is an English mispronunciation of a Celtic (Gaelic) word.
Wow. This is truly beautiful. I hope to participate in a celebration like this one day. And the cinematography is phenomenal!
It’s phoney and horribly clichéd, actually.
It's very beautiful and fairytale holiday. I'd like to be there.
No it isn’t … it’s all part of the clichéd Glastonbury Theme Park phoney bullshit.
I got chills. The best ever. And may you always have a Happy Beltaine.
Happy Beltane from Australia, and happy samhain for everyone in Glastonbury!!
This video made me cry
Hi Peter, I’m currently making a UA-cam documentary about the Green Man, I wondered if I could use 5-10 seconds of your footage of the Green Men carrying the pole, in my documentary please? Thanks, Richard
No problem Richard. Thank you for asking.
Peter Bluck thanks so much Peter, I’ll credit it to you of course. Keep well.
C'était vraiment très beau, magnifique. Louée soit-elle, loué soit-il 🌼♥️🔥
Looks wonderful! Wish I could join you!
It would be good if Beltane was pronounced as it should be.
We've managed to get the English to pronounce Samhain better, but Beltaine may take a little longer. Most people are only dimly aware these words come from another language, which has different spelling / pronunciation rules. England is so bizarrely unaware of Celtic languages, you'd almost think it was deliberate.
good to see can still do this in west of the uk. most places in the uk they have put a stop to this in public.
It's a Shame about that. I was schooled in north west England for 3 years and Paganism wasn't allowed to be taught, in the broom closet since I was 13, came out at 23 😢
@@DemonKitty666_ I was a Christian but where church sold out to flipping Islam I give up and turned to paganism looking for spiritual identity
looks like fun
Blessed Beltane, it was nice to see this in this time of isolation 🔥💚🔥
No it isn’t … it’s all part of the clichéd Glastonbury Theme Park.
This is similar to Taoism in many ways. :)
Merry Meet from Canada! ^^
Is stilt deer lady topless ?
Nope, you can clearly see her top :)
Happy beltane🌸💕 I'm brazilian😊
Old hippies never die
Enjoyed , like taking you back in time, Blessed Be, thank you.
Taking you back in time to what? Last week?
No it isn’t … it’s all part of the clichéd Glastonbury Theme Park phoney bullshit.
Now This is a party! How I wish I were there.
This is beautiful 💜💜
No it isn’t … it’s all part of the clichéd Glastonbury Theme Park.
What is the name of the song they are singing
I second this comment! I wanna know too 🥺
The song was an old traditional ballad called ‘Gather all here, you phoney wankers’ …
Nunca,nunca,nunca pierdan sus tradiciones👌Saludos🙋🏽
They did not in fact, meet again.
Q perfeição 💛💜🌏🌍🌎☀️🌒🌘🌌💙💕💞💖🧡❤🤎💚🤍🖤
This really got my heart..Blessed be.
Where is this? What state? Country?
Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
The clichéd theme park where the tills ring all day as tacky Chinese-made merchandise is lapped up by delusional morons …
beautiful and magic!
Que lindaaaaaaa e MARAVILHOSAAAAA essa cerimônia de Beltane 💜💜💜
Eu concordo Patrick também acho
demais 💋💋💚💚
That's beautiful,🌎
*♡☆♡☆♡☆♡☆♡*
This looks like the most amazing celebration. I'm in Australia and a Beltane in the land of my Celtic/Anglo-Saxon ancestors is such a dream.
What a pure and a lovely ceremony, the old gods has a waken from there slammer. Europe reture to thire rightful roots, as a pagne like the hindu, Japanese and Chinese who remains thier old gods so Europe should do the same, and I hope it will bring us joys and happines. Without falls religions like Christianity, Islam and jusdisam.
What was that lovely language the May Queen spoke in at about 10mins?
Sounded Spanish to me.
Hail!
Nagorzej jak złodziej próbują komuś ich własną tożsamość ukraść i coś wymyślił żeby zwrócic na siebie uwagę
WONDERFUL
BEAUTIFUL
Perfeito ! 🇧🇷
demais viu😍🇧🇷
Blessed be
Awesome ❤❤
Hermoso muy linda celebración 🥳. K viva el amor ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🇨🇺
Would you mind if I used some of the celebratory sounds as background sound effects for an audio story of St. Patrick?
No problem. Claire.
Ceire
@@bluckpeter Thank you :)
His mates Benignus and Brigid are very popular in Glastonbury
bless be!!!!
This is such a beautiful video 💯
No it isn’t … it’s all part of the clichéd Glastonbury Theme Park phoney bullshit.
Estoy emocionada, k hermoso. Hekate permita k yo celebre entre ustedes..
I get the feeling the main man is going to have a very busy night with the queen