Beltane or Beltaine(origin Old Irish)'s the anglicised spelling of Bealtaine or Bealltainn, the Gaelic names for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on the first day of May. In Irish Gaelic the month of May's known as Mí Bealtaine or Bealtaine and the festival as Lá Bealtaine ('day of Bealtaine' or, 'May Day'). In Scottish Gaelic the month's known as either (An) Cèitean or a' Mhàigh, and the festival's known as Latha Bealltainn or simply Bealltainn. The… (More on Beltane)