Changes: Beltane

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“It’s the Feast of Beltane, the king must look kingly.”
— Merlin to Arthur^[src]

The Feast of Beltane was a tradition in Camelot. It is first mentioned by Arthur, who says it ended in a food fight (The Poisoned Chalice). Morgana and Helios' surprise attack on Camelot interrupted the Feast of Beltane (The Sword in the Stone).

Beltane is the exact opposite of Samhain. It opens the light season, a season of hope and the return to outdoor activities. According to the druidic mythology, the bonfire takes a large place in the festivities, marking the time of purification and exaltation, and it's quite ironical that the enemies of Camelot set the city on fire.

Series 4 begins with Samhain's eve (The Darkest Hour) and ends with the Feast of Beltane (The Sword in the Stone).

According to Gaius, who had taken parts in such ceremonies, long before the time of the Great Purge, each year at Beltane the High Priestesses would gather at the Great Stones of Nemeton and summon the spirits of their ancestors with The Horn of Cathbhadh (The Death Song of Uther Pendragon).

Trivia

Beltane or Beltain is one of the most important celebrations in the Pagan religion.
The Feast of Beltane was first mentioned in the episode The Poisoned Chalice when Merlin asks Arthur when the last time his clothes were cleaned and Arthur replies by saying, "Last year sometime, before the Feast of Beltane." while Merlin asks if the feast ended in a food fight.

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-The '''Feast of Beltane''' was a tradition in [[Camelot]]. One such occurance of this was interrupted by [[Morgana]] and [[Helios]]' surprise attack on Camelot (''[[The Sword in the Stone]]''). It is first mentioned by Arthur in the episode [[The Poisoned Chalice]] where Arthur says it ended in a food fight.
+{{Quote|It’s the Feast of Beltane, the king must look kingly.|[[Merlin]] to [[Arthur]]|The Sword in the Stone}}The '''Feast of Beltane''' was a tradition in [[Camelot]]. It is first mentioned by Arthur, who says it ended in a food fight (''[[The Poisoned Chalice]]''). [[Morgana]] and [[Helios]]' surprise attack on Camelot interrupted the Feast of Beltane (''[[The Sword in the Stone]]'').
-Beltane is the exact opposite of [[Samhain]], and it is certainly not by chance that [[series 4]] begins with Samhain's eve (''[[The Darkest Hour]]'') and ends with the Feast of Beltane. Samhain marks the beginning of the dark season, the winter, a break in wars, conquests and farm work. Beltane opens the light season, a season of hope and the return to the activities. According to the druidic mythology, the bonfire takes a large place in the festivities, marking the time of purification and exaltation, and it's quite ironical that the enemies of [[Camelot]] set the city on fire. As Uther's says in ''The Mark of Nimueh', ''who played by fire must die by fire, so Agravaine and his men will be exposed to the wrath of the [[Great Dragon]].
+Beltane is the exact opposite of [[Samhain]]. It opens the light season, a season of hope and the return to outdoor activities. According to the druidic mythology, the bonfire takes a large place in the festivities, marking the time of purification and exaltation, and it's quite ironical that the enemies of [[Camelot]] set the city on fire.
+Series 4 begins with Samhain's eve (''[[The Darkest Hour]]'') and ends with the Feast of Beltane (''[[The Sword in the Stone]]'').
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+According to Gaius, who had taken parts in such ceremonies, long before the time of the [[Great Purge]], each year at Beltane the High Priestesses would gather at the Great Stones of Nemeton and summon the spirits of their ancestors with [[The Horn of Cathbhadh]] (''[[The Death Song of Uther Pendragon]]'').
+==Trivia==
+*Beltane or Beltain is one of the most important celebrations in the Pagan religion.
+*The Feast of Beltane was first mentioned in the episode ''[[The Poisoned Chalice]]'' when Merlin asks Arthur when the last time his clothes were cleaned and Arthur replies by saying, "Last year sometime, before the Feast of Beltane." while Merlin asks if the feast ended in a food fight.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
 Feast of Beltane.png|The feast of Beltane
-Agravaine set Camelot on fire.png|Agravaine set Camelot on fire
+Agravaine set Camelot on fire.png|Agravaine sets Camelot on fire
 vlcsnap-2012-02-29-11h51m22s239.png|The signal of the attack for Morgana
-vlcsnap-2012-02-29-11h52m34s184.png|Arthur-simpleton leaving Camelot on fire
+vlcsnap-2012-02-29-11h52m34s184.png|Arthur leaving Camelot, enchanted by Merlin
 vlcsnap-2012-02-29-12h19m14s14.png|Agravaine and the Southrons exposed to the fury of the Great Dragon
 vlcsnap-2012-02-29-12h20m52s244.png|Agravaine escapes the flames of the Great Dragon
 </gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Samhain]]
+*[[Festival of Ostara]]
+*''[[The Sword in the Stone|The Sword in the&nbsp;Stone]] ''
 [[Category:Events]]
-[[Category:Series 1]]
-[[Category:Series 4]]
 [[Category:Ceremonies and Celebrations]]
 [[Category:Series 4 Events]]
 [[Category:Series 1 Events]]
+[[Category:Infobox needed]]
+[[Category:Old Religion]]