Samhuinn Fire Festival ushers in Celtic new year

A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghJames Armandary for the Beltane Fire Society

The annual Samhuinn Fire Festival has welcomed in the Celtic new year with a spectacular display in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park.

Monday night's event featured fire, drumming, acrobatics and a range of characters in costume.

Organisers say the modern re-imagining of an ancient Celtic festival marks the transition from summer to winter.

A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghReuters
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghReuters
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghReuters
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghReuters
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghReuters
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghReuters
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghReuters
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghReuters
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghNate Kelso for the Beltane Fire Society
A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghVanina Saint-Martin
The Samhuinn Fire Festival in EdinburghIris Kyranou for the Beltane Fire Society

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