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Beltane Sabbat: (also known as May Day, Rood Day, Rudemas, and Walpurgisnacht) is celebrated annually on May Eve and/or May 1st. Traditional ritual herbs: alamond, angelica, ash tree, bluebells, cinquefoil, daisy, frankinsence, hawthorn, ivy, lilac, marigold, meadowsweet, primrose, roses, satyrion root, woodruff, and yellow cowlips. Altar decorations traditionally include a small of Maypoll and/or a phallus-shaped candle to symbolize fertility, a daisy chain, springtime wildflowers. Traditional Sabbat incense: frankincense, lilac, and rose. Sacred Sabbat gemstones: emerald, orange carnelian, sapphire, rose quartz. Sabbat dieties: Flora (ROman flower-goddess), the lunar goddess, Diana and Artemis, Pan (the horned greek goat-god of woodlands, fields, shephards, and fertility), Faunus (the Roman equivilant to Pan), and all gods and goddesses who preside over fertility. Candle colors: dark green and all colors of the rainbow spectrum. The traditional Pagan foods of this Sabbat are all red fruits (such as strawberries and cheeries), green herbal salads, red or pink wine punch, and large, round oatmeal or barley cakes known as "Beltane cakes."
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