Beltane | How to celebrate Walpurgisnacht | Ideas, Traditions & Rituals
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2024
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Celebrate Walpurgisnacht with me in this Beltane vlog.
Today we are discovering the pagan history of Beltane and fun traditions and customs surrounding the originally pagan holiday of Walpurgisnacht - or Hexennacht (witch night), as some call it. From ancient pagan fertility rites to cleansing rituals, magick Beltane water to delicious spring kitchen witchery - I hope this vlog is inspiring for your personal Walpurgisnacht or Beltane celebration!
Do you have a Beltane ritual planned too? Why and how do you celebrate Beltane or Walpurgisnacht?
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Jump to certain chapters of the Beltane celebration:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Taking a spring walk through the Village
01:30 What is Beltane?
02:53 What is Walpurgisnacht?
04:23 Walpurgisnacht customs & simple Beltane ritual
06:22 What is the Freinacht?
07:34 What do witches have to do with Walpurgisnacht?
08:18 Pagan Fertility rites & Beltane Kitchen witchery
10:49 The magick of water during Beltane
13:30 Simple ways of celebrating Beltane at home
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Beltane Recipe: Lemon & Spinach cake with white chocolate ganache
100 g fresh spinach
250 ml oil
1 lemon (zest and juice)
150 ml advocaat
3 eggs
200 g sugar
vanilla sugar
300 g flour
3 Tsp baking powder
white chocolate ganache to cover
edible flowers for decoration - Jak na to + styl
I'm re-watching this in 2024! Hope all is well with you & yours Bex? XXX Beltane blessings to all. Wishing peace & health to all man & beast on our precious planet Earth. 🔥💜💜💜🔥
Is it just me or do all the Sabbats come with the idea of cleaning up your messy home? I wonder if our ancestors also had troubles getting motivated for laundry, dusting and cleaning the dishes^^
More spiritual clean out.
I love that you always include a brief history lesson about anything you cover in your vlogs. I use to spend ages studying lore and history before the Internet. So glad you posted today. 🥰🌈☕️
So glad you appreciate the history too - I always find it fascinating to dig into those topics ☺️✨ have a wonderful Beltane / Walpurgis!
@@Thewitchescookery Hello from Ireland, Our festival is called Bealtine, not Baltane its kinda upsetting to have our festival disrespected.
Blessed Beltane
I've been a witch for 5 years but this is the first time that I'll get to celebrate Walpurgisnacht and Beltane with friends outdoors - covid ruined it for me twice :( I'm so excited! 🥰 thank you so much for the lovely ideas, happy Beltane 💖🌾🐞
Happy Beltane!
Happy Beltane 💐
A lovely Beltane to you all!
Lmaooo the mating call part at 1:40 😂🤣😂 You ALWAYS make me laugh completely unexpectedly it’s amazing! I love how funny you are without even trying 😂🤣🥰🥰💖
Also thank you for teaching me something new!
So happy you learned something new from this ☺️
You need to write a cookbook!! ❤️
I really loved your beautiful video and your important information. I really love the positivity you have. You are funny. Thank you so much for that. 😁😁💐💐
Your videos have been so incredibly helpful, informative, and very entertaining lol I love the little puns and joke you throw in. Much love from Texas
So happy to hear this! Have a wonderful wicked Walpurgisnacht ☺️✨
Ooooo!!! Fellow Texan!!
I grew up in the Markgräflerland, and your videos about local customs always bring me such joy (with just a twinge of homesickness). I shall definitely try out this cake recipe. It sounds fantastic!
Oh that is a beautiful part of Germany!! Hope you enjoy the cake ✨
Love it as always! Best wishes from Poland!
I laughed so hard at the seasonal allergies in the beginning and the matting call! 😂😂
Haha they are no joke though 🤣 makes editing so annoying when half of the video I am sniffling and making weird guttural angry cat sounds
Happy Beltane! Your little guy must be getting ready to come out and play. Best wishes.
Happy Walpurgis!! And yeeeees - I am soooo ready to burst hahah but still have to keep the legs closed until after the retreat xD
Another wonderful video. Thank you🌱🌷☀️
Getting in the habit of commenting on your posts so you see me and know how much your time and content means to me! Sending big love from Palmer Massachusetts! ✨✨✨
Thank you for sharing the history that goes along with Beltane! Love the cake and your baby bump🤗! 💜 love from Louisiana 🧙🏼
Oh so happy to hear! Sending much love to your corner of the world 😚
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🌸🌺BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS 🌺🌸
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Good luck next weekend! I wish I could be there!
Thank you so much!! Maybe next year 😄❤️ have a magical Beltane
I’m Finnish and we celebrate alot of pagan holidays! I’d love to learn more about them, because they’ve been ”christianized” so you rarely hear the true history and meaning of the celebrations. We acknowledge/celebrate Walpurgisnacht, yule (Jul/Joulu), Spring and Autumn equinox, Midsummer, winter solstice and All Hallows Eve. Really interesting!
Oh my goodness you are so genuinely cheerful, I can feel the warmth radiating through my phone screen 😊❤! I'm so glad I found your video, you made my day
Cool😃
One of the best things about your videos is that you combine information with a lot of charm and fun, plus we get to see your precious son. We recently moved from our own house in the southern US where multitudes of small wildflowers grow to a large apartment building in a northern state, and it's hard for me to get out into nature. (Mobility problems in my old age.) It would have never occurred to me to put spinach into a cake, but I have to try this recipe! Much love from Minnesota!
wind faeries dancing in your hair when the sound distorts
My favourite explanation!! 😄✨
Hi
Would love to make this cake that you mentioned in your video. What temperature would I set the oven at? And for how long?
Hi there Bex lovely vidio once again, wishing you a lovely Beltane and all the very best for your witchy retreat ,I would have loved to be there. Hopefully I can come to one in the future ! take care and have a wonderful day
Hey lovely!! I got your email but didn't have time to respond yet but looooove the idea! I shall be in touch after all the retreat crazyness ❤️❤️ sending much love and have a wonderful Beltane
@@Thewitchescookery No problems at all.. I had guessed so, you must be getting a bit jittery but I am sure everything will go well !! Just enjoy it. It sounds like it will be so much fun . As I said wishing you all the very best take care and we will chat when you get the time no stress at all 💕⭐
Happy Beltane! Thank you for these wonderful suggestions! I've never celebrated Beltane and this will be my first year to do so. I'm very very excited!
How exciting!! I hope you have a wonderful celebration ☺️
I'm always happy to watch your videos^^ it's my first year as a witch and I've finally been to the bonfire night near where I live. It's a festival for the Patroness of the city, an apparition of the Virgin Mary (being in Italy it has a Christian significance), but it's very similar. Here the bonfires are called "focaracci"🌞
I'm only a few minutes into the video and I already love you and you chaotically vibrant energy!!!
Working with native flowers from your area is also important In working with flowers, hAppy Beltane
Ich habe auch die lustigen Osterhasen in Großschönbrunn gefunden🐰🐰
Ja! Den Osterzug 😄
I hadn’t known Vrouw Holle was a deity figure! We were told only the fairy tale. Interesting to learn!
Danke für die Anregungen. Der Kuchen klingt sehr lecker!
Freut mich, dass es dir gefallen hat. Den Kuchen kann ich nur empfehlen! ☺️
I’m on my way of exploring paganism, Wiccan, and other similar branches of beliefs. I love learning about it and I’m looking for something that resonates with me. My uncle considers himself a witch and over the weekend I got to go out and celebrate Beltane with him and his friends on a camping trip! It was such a lovely time, I’ve never done anything like it. We sent out an offering that included blood, sweat, and tears into the water, and afterwards we danced around the maypole. Such a lovely experience, they’re a group of nice people each differing in beliefs and practices slightly but coming together to celebrate mayday in all its beauty. Thank you for sharing this with us! I hope you had a lovely Beltane
Hail Frau Holle!
This is going to be the first Beltane I've celebrated as such. We did May Day a bit when I was a kid.
That's so exciting! Wishing you a beautiful celebration ✨
So colorful and beautiful! As always, your enthusiasm for life is infectious.your little guy is getting so big and is so cute!! Happy beltane.
He is growing up soooo quick! Happy you enjoyed the video ☺️✨have a magical Walpurgis!
I'm off work now until next week, so I will totally bake some goodies for my family 😋
And thank you so much for all of your inspiration and for all of your courage and love
So so so pretty!!! Love the ritual of the dandelion wish bottle! Thank you!♥️🌍🌎🌏🐣🐥🐤🇨🇦xo Joanne
I like spinach, I love lemon cake... I cannot imagine the 2 working together in something sweet... but I'm gonna try it!
Every year on MayDay morning we wash our face in the dew (in reality dabbing whatever dew we get on our hands onto our faces) and bring greenery from the garden into the house, it was something my grandmother did, and I just thought it was a delightful silly tradition to continue. We joke that we should be jumping naked over a bonfire, but when we have a bonfire it is done in a 2feet high metal tub, there is no way to jump over it! besides, no one needs to see this jumping around naked 🤣
I'm not a Witch, I'm a (Catholic and a) Celt, and just a few years ago started to learn about the Celtic festivals, I'm really surprised that Walpurgisnacht is a saint's day! (and one from Devon! My great great (or something) grandparents came from there) I've only ever seen it mentioned in articles and videos about German Witches/Wiccans/Pagans, and for some reason I thought it meant "witches night", even though I knew witch in German is Hexe (There is a, errr, village near me called Hextable, and I was secretly hoping it was something to do with witches but apparently it means High up or Hedge or Hawthorn boundary🤷🏻♀)
Brilliant video. I can feel a binge watch of your channel coming on 😁 Happy Beltane!
I love your style and all your wonderful information and ritual ideas. Thank you. Happy Beltane 🌸🌻🌼🌺🌺🌷💐
"The big boss". 😂 I love your videos, the fun, the positive energy... all of it. 😊 But now I am hungry. ^^ Happy Walpurgisnacht, Bex! ❤
Heheh der Wolkenchef. I hope you have the most magical Walpurgis ✨
Thank you so wonderful!! Love these videos. This is my first year celebrating these so thank you! Very inspiring
How long did you bake your cake for and at what temp?
Always enjoy your vlogs, so fun and informative. Bright blessings and you and your new babe!
That makes me super happy to hear! Have a lovely Walpurgisnacht ☺️💐
I danced so much during the intro
Another lovely, fun, informative vlog. What is advocaat mentioned in the recipe ingredients? Are there more directions for the recipe? Thank you!
Happy Beltaine . It's going to be good. No matter what you call it we celebrate our Mother of the May. People in Britain and Ireland go to bless the well.
Mijn geboortenummer is 356, geboren op 3/5/'60 - de laatste dag van de Floraliën in het oude Rome ... dat er 365 dagen in een jaar zijn (met om de vier jaar een bijstellen door er een schrikkeldag aan toe te voegen) wist men als in de tijd van Julius Caesar - de Juliaanse kalender is een pareltje als het over praktisch en intelligent gaat, maar daar denken de meeste mensen niet aan en het was slim om met feestdagen te werken (want dat onthoudt men dan weer wel). Bij het onderwerp Beltane (Wikipedia) vond ik het feestdagenrooster, weer zo'n snoepje voor de leerkracht in mij en dan zie je een achtpuntige ster, die met Venus geassocieerd wordt, Beltane's counterpart is Samhain en dat is op 1 november. We leren dat, waarvoor we beloond worden en bestraffen is alleen bedoeld om de mensen klein en bang te maken, het is dus op z'n minst RAAR dat men mij nu juist ging bestraffen voor zaken, die ik GOED deed en daarom heb ik ervoor gezorgd dat er een digitale versie van mezelf is onder de naam: Isabella Kiebooms. Het was een heel gepuzzel om het kaf van het koren te scheiden en de staf van de beloning, maar het internet heeft me gered en mijn praktische intelligentie deed de rest - nu is het wachten op Het Perfecte Verhaal, een boek waar niet alleen ik, maar ook mijn VRIENDEN hun bijdrage aan geleverd heb - van amen naar SAMEN (en voor minder moet je het niet doen!).
Beltane Blessings!!! Thank your for your wisdom!!! 🌿✨🌈🌞🥰
Very intersting video. Thank you very much!
When i was younger, we would always go to very old burial mounds near the small village where i grew up, on Beltane and Samhain by night. One of them was always decorated and it was told, that a seer was burried there. We always expierinced something strange, from candles that went out and lit themselfs again, to small wounds no one could explain .One time we met 3 older women on Baltane, which were visiting these graves by night.
I can tell you, if you grew up in a small bavarian village you start believing in the old gods xD
Thank you your videos have been amazing in helping me stay focused, still feel like myself while I heal while I'm incredibly sick and recovery I enjoy how bubble you are you bring me smiles . Thank you for being you 🌸🏵
Happy beltain
This cake is the most delicious one I've ever seen 🙌🌿✨
Thank you! I never tried spinach in cake before but it tastes lovely ☺️
Wal PURGE is NACHT; eclipse today in middle decan Taurus, north node style. Dragon eats the things need purging to awaken the good May Queen and King.
Ohhh very interesting to hear all these facts I dind't know about 😃 some years ago in the Mainacht there was a construction site close to my parents house and in the morning all the movable road signs and barriers were wonderfully decorated in front of our front door 🤣🤣 My dad had to carry them all down to the site again 😅
Love the historical context and humor!! ❤️❤️❤️
We have those trees in New Jersey USA and my family literally calls them Cat Pee Trees XD
omg I'm obsessed I just discovered your channel soooo fun! Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing blessings
Blessed Be Ms. Bex and a Blessed Beltane
Thank you ❤️ and to you!
Happy Beltane!!!😊🌱🌷
Yes!! Just in time🥳🥳 happy Beltane everyone!🔥🔥
And a happy Beltane to you 💐✨
Thank you for this informative and humorous video! I am learning and laughing
Hihi glad you like it!!
I’m here from Olivia’s videos! (Witch of wonderlust ) love the vibes of this video! So bright and happy
Hey there 😁 so happy you enjoy the content! I like to film my vlogs that way ✨
Love this vid! Happy Beltane to you and yours! ❤
Yaih! Beltane blessings to you 💐
great fun as always! Briight blessings!
Thanks so much 🥰 happy Beltane
What a fun & knowledgeable video from one of my favorite ladies! Blessings!!🙏🏡🍄🦋
Ooooh thank you so much ❤️ have a beautiful Walpurgisnacht
Happy Beltane! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge!
Happy Beltane to you too - glad you enjoyed the historic tidbits ☺️
I really enjoy your films, informative and fun, thank you 🙏 xx
🥰 happy to hear! Have a wonderful Walpurgis ✨
Loved this video. :) And thanks for the ideas! 💚💚
So happy to hear! Have a magical Beltane 💐
Thank you for another lovely video and more baking inspiration. Have a blessed Beltaine and enjoy your witchy retreat
Thank you!! I wish you a lovely Beltane / Walpurgis too ✨💐
My Goodness where u live is absolutely gorgeous I would love to live there I absolutely love your videos and they way you explain things and they way you cook Your a Beautiful Soul Bex and a great Mom!! And ty for making me Smile and laugh !!!Merry Beltane much love and light
Thank you - I do enjoy the surroundings very much - even though I wish I was just a biiit closer to a city sometimes 😅 thank you so much for this super sweet comment ❤️ sending much love and wishing you a wonderful Beltan
Thank you for sharing my beautiful 🥰🌿
Always happy to! ☺️ Have a wonderful Beltane
Happy Beltane 😊 have a wonderful day 💜💯🤗
And to you!! ☺️💐
Omg - your baby belly is so cute! Happy Beltane!
Thaaaank you - it also is heavy 😅😵
Mating call😂 I love your humor sense!
The sounds I make... Makes editing an adventure 🤣
Fantastic video Bex and the cake looked amazing 😁
Thank you! I hope you are feeling much better already? ❤️
Happy Beltane. Blessings.
And to you 💐❤️
Aaaaa I'm soo ready to celebrate it with you!
💃💃✨ three more days only!!!
@@Thewitchescookery just 15 hours more and I'll be landing on German ground! 😅
Such a fun and informative video! I now have a great need to bake something spring like and frolic around the forest. Thanks for helping me relax, I always look forward to your videos as I can tune out the stress of the day and just listen to your witchy magical ways.
Haha enjoy the baking and frolicking!! I hope your day isn't too stressful today and that you have a magical Beltane 💐
🥰 Precious images. Joyeuse Beltaine!!! ☺️
Have a magical Beltane 💐
What a beautiful accent
So Interesting! On my birthday "St. Kateri Tekakwitha" passed away (it was Holy Wednesday). April 17th is celebrated as her feast day. Kateri Tekakwitha is popularly known as the patroness saint of Native American and First Nations Peoples, integral ecology, and the environment. I often wonder of her origin, as many just saw her as a figure to convert natives! Either way, I love what she stands for. This year it coincided with Easter, learning now of Beltane makes me even more excited about the magic of spring! That cake looks so yummy i will have to try it out!! Happy Beltane, it was cloudy all morning but now theres a break in the clouds so im gonna go enjoy it!
This is absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing - I had never heard of her but will definitely read up on this now ❤️ also, a happy belated birthday to you! Have a wonderful Beltane ✨
Your son looks just like you its adorable ❤️ lovely video and i hope everyone has a fun beltane!
Oh I love to hear that haha everyone always says how much he looks like his dad 😂 but he definitely shares my personality and passions 😄 have a magical Beltane!
@@Thewitchescookery he really looks like a little you but as a little boy its really sweet ❤️
Happy Beltane! Will need to definitely try some of those recipes 🤍😍
Happy Beltane 🧙♀️ I can only recommend that spinach cake - sounds loopy but is very yummy! Bet it would also tast good with fresh nettles...
@@Thewitchescookery Ohh I will need to see if I can forage some! I do love the candle ‘recipe’ too to decorate it with dried flowers 👀🤍
it came out an absolute mess hahaha as all my crafting projects usually do, but it looked very cute on Pinterest, so apparently it can be done nicely xD
I was searching for Fawn, when I found your video. It was so happy and fun. I can't wait to try and make the lovely cake ♥
Do you mean Walpurgisnacht by Faun? Love the band (and the song)! And I hope you enjoy the cake 🍰
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I just discovered you from the channel 'The witch of wonderlust' and I'm so happy about it, love your energy 😃
So happy you enjoy this space - welcome to the channel ☺️
So many recipes, so little time. Another one for the list. 😁
Love your videos as always and always glad for some inspiration and history. Fuelling some writing I'm doing.
Heheh my have-to-try recipe list is also ridiculously long 😅 what are you writing on at the moment?
@@Thewitchescookery I'm doing some creative writing and trying to get a better understanding of the traditions and some practices I want to weave into the story.
Thanks for your video. I love it so much 😊😊😊❤️❤️I wish you and your family all the best. Have a wonderful evening. Take care 😊😊😊🤗🤗🤗
Thanks so much for leaving this sweet comment and all the well-wishes!! Sending much love your way 💖
Many thanks 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️
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Beltane blessings becks great video and found out a few things i didn't know,Think I will go to Germany next year sounds like a lot of fun.💜🕯👩🍳🍳🍻🍺
And to you!! So happy you found some new info in here :) And yeeees - visit Germany! Maybe even the second Wicked Walpurgisnacht Retreat? hihi much love
Mating call
🤣 I laughed so hard my dog came to make sure I was ok 😂🤣😂
Haha or maybe he just was intrigued by the mating call..
@@Thewitchescookery 🤣😂 bahahaha yeah maybe! 💀
Das mit dem Baldrian wusste ich noch nicht... Ich bin allergisch gegen Baldrian (kriege starke Kopfschmerzen von Baldriantee). Ha, ha, jetzt weiß ich, wieso! Und einen Osterbrunnen habe ich kürzlich bei uns auch gesehen (in der Nähe von Heidelberg). Happy Beltane!
omg I was born in February O_O X'D
Heheh looks like your parents were inspired by those May vibes too 😅💐 nowadays most babies here are born during the summer months
Your son is so beautiful 😍
Weißt du auch, dass Walpurga am Ende auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt wurde? Ich finde dich übrigens klasse. Tauschst du dich auch so aus? Ich habe nur meine 2 Weiber aber wir halten die Traditionen hoch.