It's the word of the day for May 1st.

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You're built to win it. Today's word is Beltane, spelled B-E-L-T-A-N-E. Beltane is a noun. It refers to the Celtic

May Day Festival. Here's the word used in a sentence from the Owatana People's Press.

On May 1st, we celebrate what began as the ancient Celtic holiday of Beltane. It started at

sundown April 30th when, according to Celtic lore, the evil spirits that had wreaked havoc on humans since Halloween

had a last fling before the dawning of May 1st cast them into their annual six-month exile.

The night of April 30th is still celebrated, especially abroad, with bonfires and revelry.

To the ancient Celts, May Day marked the start of summer,

and a critical time when the boundaries between the human and supernatural worlds were removed,

requiring that people take special measures to protect themselves against enchantments.

The Beltane Fire Festival originated in a summer ritual,

in which cattle were herded between two huge bonfires to protect them from evil and disease.

The word Beltane has been used in English since the 15th century,

but the earliest known instance of the word in print, as well as the description of that

summer ritual, appears in an Irish glossary commonly attributed to Cormac, a king and bishop who

lived in the south of Ireland near the end of the first millennium. With your word of the day,

I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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