This May 1st the Occupy movement have called for Occupy Beltane.

Bloomberg News states, “Calls for a general strike with no work, no school, no banking and no shopping have sprung up on websites in Toronto, Barcelona, London, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney, among hundreds of cities in North America, Europe and Asia.”

The conservative CNS News reported on April 19th: “As part of Occupy Wall Street’s call for a nationwide ‘general strike’ May 1, elements within the group are looking to shut down bridges and tunnels in both New York and San Francisco. Occupy Oakland, the most radical of all the local Occupy groups, passed a resolution April 15 that vows to shut down all travel from Marin to San Francisco.”

Some believe the movement Anonymous will also seek to be involved in the May 1st activities.

Beltane is the derived from the Celtic name for the month of May. It is also the name of the fertility god worshiped in Celtic witchcraft.

Beltane festivals are often celebrated using the May Pole- a phallic symbol, to represent fertility. Often celebrations are marked by sexual liberation, and debauchery. Fire also plays a big part in the celebrations with Beltane Fire Festivals common on April 31st.