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Calan Mai ([ˈkalan ˈmai̯] "Calan (first day) of May") or Calan Haf ([ˈkalan ˈhaːv] "first day of Summer") is a May Day holiday of Wales held on 1 May. Celebrations start on the evening before, known as May Eve, with bonfires; as with Calan Gaeaf or 1 November, the night before (Welsh: Nos Galan Haf) is considered an Ysbrydnos or "spirit night" when spirits are out and about and divination is possible. The tradition of lighting bonfires celebrating this occasion happened annually in South Wales until the middle of the 19th century.

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  • El Calan Mai o Calan Haf és una festa gal·lesa que es fa l'1 de maig i celebra l'inici de l'estiu. Els actes comencen la tarda anterior, o Vigília de Maig, amb fogueres; i, semblantment al Calan Gaeaf, la nit de la vigília (Nos Calan Mai) és un Ysbrydnos, o 'nit dels esperits', quan els esperits es fan més presents i l'endevinació esdevé possible. El costum d'encendre fogueres pel solstici d'estiu es mantingué a Gal·les fins a mitjan segle xix, en un equivalent del goidèlic Beltane, o a la festa de Sant Joan arreu dels països catalans. El nom Calan deriva del llatí calendae, 'primer dia del mes'. (ca)
  • Calan Mai ([ˈkalan ˈmai̯] "Calan (first day) of May") or Calan Haf ([ˈkalan ˈhaːv] "first day of Summer") is a May Day holiday of Wales held on 1 May. Celebrations start on the evening before, known as May Eve, with bonfires; as with Calan Gaeaf or 1 November, the night before (Welsh: Nos Galan Haf) is considered an Ysbrydnos or "spirit night" when spirits are out and about and divination is possible. The tradition of lighting bonfires celebrating this occasion happened annually in South Wales until the middle of the 19th century. Calan Haf parallels Beltane and other May Day traditions in Europe. (en)
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  • El Calan Mai o Calan Haf és una festa gal·lesa que es fa l'1 de maig i celebra l'inici de l'estiu. Els actes comencen la tarda anterior, o Vigília de Maig, amb fogueres; i, semblantment al Calan Gaeaf, la nit de la vigília (Nos Calan Mai) és un Ysbrydnos, o 'nit dels esperits', quan els esperits es fan més presents i l'endevinació esdevé possible. El costum d'encendre fogueres pel solstici d'estiu es mantingué a Gal·les fins a mitjan segle xix, en un equivalent del goidèlic Beltane, o a la festa de Sant Joan arreu dels països catalans. El nom Calan deriva del llatí calendae, 'primer dia del mes'. (ca)
  • Calan Mai ([ˈkalan ˈmai̯] "Calan (first day) of May") or Calan Haf ([ˈkalan ˈhaːv] "first day of Summer") is a May Day holiday of Wales held on 1 May. Celebrations start on the evening before, known as May Eve, with bonfires; as with Calan Gaeaf or 1 November, the night before (Welsh: Nos Galan Haf) is considered an Ysbrydnos or "spirit night" when spirits are out and about and divination is possible. The tradition of lighting bonfires celebrating this occasion happened annually in South Wales until the middle of the 19th century. (en)
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  • Calan Mai (ca)
  • Calan Mai (en)
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