Bealltain (Beltane) is the first day of May. On May Day all the fires of the district were extinguished & ‘tein eigin’, need-fire, produced on the knoll. (via @scotlit@mastodon.scot)

The section titled "AM BEANNACHADH BEALLTAIN" discusses Bealltain, Beltane, the first day of May, and the tradition of extinguishing and rekindling fires for purification and safety. Below, there's a decorative illustration of a knotwork design featuring an animal motif. Text in Gaelic follows."THE BELTANE BLESSING." A narrative describes people creating a need-fire on a knoll to protect their creatures, mentioning a proverb by an old man from Lewis in 1873. A blessing follows, invoking protection from the Threefold, covering family, possessions, and nature from Hallow Eve to Bealtane Eve. It focuses on divine protection and blessings, with repeated lines emphasizing care for loved ones and the dwelling.&10;&10;Bless, O Threefold true and bountiful, &10;Myself, my spouse, and my children,&10;My tender children and their beloved mother at their head.&10;On the fragrant plain, on the gay mountain sheiling, &10;On the fragrant plain, on the gay mountain sheiling.&10;&10;Everything within my dwelling or in my possession, &10;All kine and crops, all flocks and corn, &10;From Hallow Eve to Bealtane Eve, &10;With goodly progress and gentle blessing, &10;From sea to sea, and every river mouth,&10;From wave to wave, and base of waterfall.&10;&10;Be the Three Persons taking possession of all to me belonging, &10;Be the sure Trinity protecting me in truth, &10;Oh! satisfy my soul in the words of Paul,&10;And shield my loved ones beneath the wing of Thy glory, &10;Shield my loved ones beneath the wing of Thy glory.

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