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The fiery spectacle of Ireland's Bealtaine festival marks summer's arrival with blazing bonfires, captivating performances, and ancient atmosphere.
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A fire dancer makes a heart shape at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Revellers gather around a lake at Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A performer blows fire at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A fire dancer leads a procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A performer blows fire at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A performer holds an axe on fire at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
People light the bonfire during sunset at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A fire dancer performs at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/ClodaghKilcoyne
Performers hold fire during a procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A fire dancer performs at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/ClodaghKilcoyne
Fire dancers perform at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Fire dancers perform at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A fire dancer performs in front of the bonfire at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Performers hold fire during a procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Performers ride horses around the bonfire pyre before being lit at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A reveller walks in a procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Revellers walk in a procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
People walk in procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A performer plays a bodhran, a traditional Irish drum, at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Alina Nikiforova, 21, from Ukraine rests in the grass at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Performers walk in procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Helen Coyle poses for a photograph at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
People dance at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10. REUTERS/ClodaghKilcoyne
Performers hold fire during a procession at the Bealtaine fire festival, marking the beginning of summer at the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, Ireland, May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne