Irish History - "Bealtaine - Celtic Festival of Summer" - Part 8 of 9

Irish history with Pat Flannery. this was filmed 5/5/08. Pat talks about the history of the celebration of Bealtaine as it was practiced in Ireland. He touches on both religious and secular aspects of the holiday, particularly as it relates to the agrarian lives of the common folk in ancient Ireland.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ireland
• irish
• celtic
• bealtaine
• imbolc
• samhain
• lughnasadh
• pagans
• heathens
• gaelic
• druids

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Intresing.

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Sally rods also come from willow trees.

from the Tree Council of Ireland