{"id":1106,"date":"2024-05-01T11:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T15:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/hopejoylife\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2024-05-01T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T15:04:23","slug":"how-to-appease-the-gods-on-beltane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/hopejoylife\/2024\/05\/how-to-appease-the-gods-on-beltane\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Appease The gods on Beltane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Happy May Day!<\/span><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n Beltane<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>Bealtaine<\/span><\/em><\/strong>, \u00a0is the\u00a0<\/span>Gaelic<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>May Day<\/span><\/a>\u00a0festival, marking the beginning of summer. It is traditionally held on<\/span>\u00a01 May,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>or about midway between the\u00a0<\/span>spring equinox<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>summer solstice<\/span><\/a>. Historically, it was widely observed in\u00a0Ireland,\u00a0Scotland, and the\u00a0Isle of Man.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Beltane is one of\u00a0the four main\u00a0Celtic seasonal festivals\u2014along with\u00a0<\/span>Samhain<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Imbolc<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>Lughnasadh<\/span><\/a>\u2014<\/span>and is<\/span>\u00a0similar to the Welsh\u00a0<\/span>Calan Mai<\/span><\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n What To Look forward to On Beltane<\/span><\/h2>\n**** ** <\/p>\n ** Beltane is all about appeasing the Fairies and Forest guards. In olden times, people would place 3 pieces of black coal beside the butter churn so the fairies would not steal them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ** One of my favorite May Day treats is Honey Cakes. The secret to this cake really lies in the balance of ingredients. The cake-making steps themselves are\u00a0<\/span>easy<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ** The tradition of making honey fritter cakes the night before May 1st dates back to the Celtic belief that the veil between worlds is thin during those\u00a0<\/span>hours,<\/span>\u00a0and that it is necessary to appease fairies and other creatures not of this world.<\/span><\/p>\n ** \u00a0<\/p>\n ** Beltane Honeycakes Recipe<\/span><\/h2>\n * <\/p>\n * Ingredients<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\u00bd\u00a0cup\u00a0sweet white wine\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n2\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0white sugar\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n1\u00a0egg<\/span><\/li>\n1\u00a0cup\u00a0honey\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n2\/3\u00a0cup\u00a0flour<\/span><\/li>\n1\/4\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0cinnamon<\/span><\/li>\n1\/8\u00a0tsp\u00a0ground cloves<\/span><\/li>\n1\u00a0pinch\u00a0cardamom\u00a0*optional<\/span><\/li>\n1\/4\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0salt<\/span><\/li>\n1\/4\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0nutmeg<\/span><\/li>\n * neutral oil for frying<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n * Cooking Directions<\/span><\/h2>\n\nBeat the\u00a0<\/span>wine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>and the\u00a0<\/span>egg<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in a medium bowl until smooth.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nCombine the\u00a0<\/span>flour, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, salt,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>and\u00a0<\/span>sugar<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in a small bowl.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nStir into the egg mixture. Let the batter stand for 30 minutes. In the meantime, combine the<\/span>\u00a0honey<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and the<\/span>\u00a0nutmeg<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in a small bowl.<\/span><\/li>\nHeat \u00bd-inch of the oil in a frying pan until\u00a0<\/span>hot,<\/span>\u00a0but not smoking\u00a0<\/span>(350F)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nDrop the batter into the oil 1 tablespoon at a time; fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.<\/span><\/li>\n Dip into the honey<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\nServe<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n * \u00a0<\/p>\n * \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" * ***********Happy May Day! Beltane\u00a0or\u00a0Bealtaine, \u00a0is the\u00a0Gaelic\u00a0May Day\u00a0festival, marking the beginning of summer. It is traditionally held on\u00a01 May,\u00a0or about midway between the\u00a0spring equinox\u00a0and\u00a0summer solstice. Historically, it was widely observed in\u00a0Ireland,\u00a0Scotland, and the\u00a0Isle of Man.\u00a0 Beltane is one of\u00a0the four main\u00a0Celtic seasonal festivals\u2014along with\u00a0Samhain,\u00a0Imbolc, and\u00a0Lughnasadh\u2014and is\u00a0similar to the Welsh\u00a0Calan Mai. What To Look forward to On […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5378,"featured_media":1109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[306,296,491,14,17,5,8,155,1],"tags":[644,647,641,638],"class_list":["post-1106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bread","category-cookies","category-dessert","category-faith-based-food","category-family-cuisine","category-food","category-recipes","category-snacks","category-uncategorized","tag-beltane","tag-beltane-recipe","tag-may-day","tag-pagan"],"yoast_head":"\nHow To Appease The gods on Beltane<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Happy May Day! Beltane\u00a0or\u00a0Bealtaine, \u00a0is the\u00a0Gaelic\u00a0May Day\u00a0festival, marking the beginning of summer. 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