Relating to or characteristic of Beltane or Beltene, the ancient Celtic festival, or pertaining to that time period or tradition.
From Beltane plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ian.' This scholarly term is used to describe things connected to or reminiscent of the Celtic fire festival.
Beltian traditions are alive in surprising places—modern Neopagan communities celebrate Beltian fires, and some scholars argue Beltian practices influenced how Europeans think about communal gatherings and fire rituals.
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