SPRING
THE
PULSE
l
9
More
special
sprin
gtime
highlight
s
for
your
diar
y
BUP
AG
reat
Edinbur
gh
Ru
n,
Sunday
,
4
May
Some
things
really
are
wor
th
sweating
over
.
Scotland8217s
premier
10K
road
running
event
is
this
year
expected
to
attract
more
than
10,000
competitors,
with
the
aim
of
raising
hundreds
of
thousands
of
pounds
for
charity
.
It
begins
at
The
Meadows
at
10am
and
the
route
includes
Pr
inces
Street,The
Mound,
the
Ro
yal
Mile,
the
Scottish
Pa
rliament
Building
and
Holyroo
d
Pa
rk.
Re
gister
your
place
at
www
.
greatrun
.org
1015210152
Beltane
Fi
re
Fe
stival,
We
dnesday
,
30
April
Nak
ed
dancers,
druid
spirit
guides
and
massive
fire
sculptures
are
set
to
light
up
Calton
Hill
during
Europe8217s
largest
fire
festival.
Last
year
,
the
end
of
the
dark
winter
days
was
heralded
by
more
than
8,000
people
in
traditional
pagan
manner
.
About
300
per
formers
took
par
t
in
the
Beltane
Fi
re
Society
process
ion
,
brandishing
burning
torches
and
beating
away
on
drums.
Before
the
Ro
mans
divided
the
seasons
into
a
calendar
of
12
months,
the
Celtic
year
was
mark
ed
by
four
Quar
ter
Days:
Beltane,
Lughnas
adh,
Samhuin
n
and
Imbolc.
The
arrival
of
each
season
was
reason
for
a
great
celebration
,
and
Beltane,
which
marks
the
coming
of
spring,
was
the
biggest
of
the
four
celebrations.
The
Beltane
par
ty
star
ts
at
1am.
Mar
y
King8217s
Ghost
Fe
stival,
9
8211
18
May
Pr
epare
to
have
your
spine
tingled,
your
bones
chilled
and
your
blood
curdled
as
you
explore
some
of
Edinburgh8217s
spookiest
places.
Highlights
for
Ghost
Fe
st
2008
will
include
a
scientific
experiment
from
Edinburgh
University
and
an
exclusive
event
with
Most
Haunted
star
,
Richard
Fe
lix.
E-mail
info@real
mar
ykingsclose.c
om
for
a
programme.
Nothing
holds
a
torch
to
Beltane8217s
blaze
of
glory
Ta
ke
the
city
in
your
stride
for
a
good
cause
Get
in
high
spirits
P06-09_Pulse_Feb_
12/2/08
9:58
pm
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