Beltane and Walpurgis Night are festivities with deep histories that occur in the springtime, and the two are being celebrated in various European lands this weekend. With fire being a main feature in both, one might be forgiven for thinking they were the same festival with different names. But while the festivals do share many similarities due to their pagan natures, they also have some notable differences, and are actually quite distinct. So, apart from geography, what are the differences in the history and traditions of these two distinctly European festivals?
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