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Belenus

            Belenus, ('The Shining One'), Celtic god associated with the sun and healing, one of the most ancient and most widely worshipped god of the pagan Celtic deities. Belenus had sacred fires dedicated to him, the ancient May fire festival celebrating the peak of spring and the fertility of the earth called Beltane. 

At the eve of Beltane, sacred fires, bonfires (or balefires) were lit on hilltops and farm animals were driven between the fires to remove any impurities and guard them from illness until the following year, while people leapt over the fires for purification and to ward off spirits.

Image of a highland cow taken from Pentland Hills, Scotland.

Taken on: January 21, 2024

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Camera: Sony DSC-RX10M4, f/4.5, 1/125 sec, 146.8mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-RX10M4
Lens:	24-600mm F2.4-4.0
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	146.8mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.4 (20231220.m.2439 ceb99ef) (Windows)
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