THE CROWD roared, the wickerman burst into flame, and a little bit of magic happened...
Butser Ancient Farm's annual festival of Beltain event held on the nearest Saturday to May Day, is a modern reworking of an ancient festivity, a rite of fertility and the coming of summer.
It was also a day when many couples pledged themselves to each other....
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