{"id":1281,"date":"2023-04-30T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2023-04-30T16:13:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T21:13:50","slug":"celebrating-beltaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/celebrating-beltaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Beltaine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1281\" class=\"elementor elementor-1281\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02263ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02263ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40161d9\" data-id=\"40161d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e65f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08e65f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/maypole.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1283\" alt=\"Maypole.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/maypole.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/maypole-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/maypole-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e564af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e564af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb8caca\" data-id=\"bb8caca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7a560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f7a560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>For those who don\u2019t know, here at COFF, we follow astrological timing for our Wheel of the Year. That means that for us, Beltaine falls on May 5, at 15 degrees Taurus. Beltaine (pronounced \u201cbee-all-tin-uh\u201d &lt; Proto-Celtic <em>*Belo-Te(p)ni\u00e2<\/em>\u00a0 Bright Fire) is the first day of summer. In Wales, it is known as Calan Haf (Calends of Summer).\u00a0 Traditionally in ancient times, it was a pastoral celebration, when the cattle, sheep, and other livestock were herded up for the summer to the \u201chigh pastures,\u201d located in the hills. Prior to that, however, on Beltaine Eve, the animals were driven over or between the flames of one or two Beltaine fires, respectively, in order to bless, purify, and protect them, ensuring fertility. These were \u201cneed-fires\u201d (ignited in the primitive fashion of rubbing two sticks together or by \u201cdrilling\u201d a stick into a small log, i.e., by wimble and plank),[1] from which the community would then rekindle their own hearth fires, which were all extinguished at this time.<\/p><p>For the ancient Celts, the purposes of the need-fire (Irish <em>tein-\u00e9igen<\/em>, Welsh <em>t\u00e2n-angen<\/em>) were purging, purification, and protection. The need-fire was a magickal fire. Hence, all other fires for some distance around must be extinguished prior to its lighting, so as not to prevent the need-fire from drawing the power it required to work its magick. If the need-fire would not light, then a search of the surrounding area ensued, in order to find any fires as yet burning, and those householders guilty of failing to douse their fires were severely punished and\/or heavily fined. Also known as the \u201cwild-fire,\u201d \u201cliving-fire,\u201d or \u201cforce-fire,\u201d the need-fire purged disease among horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs, and sometimes geese, as well. It purified the households into which its brands and coals were carried to ignite the hearth fires anew, and its ashes were strewn in the fields to protect the crops and herds alike. The need-fire was principally associated with Beltaine, Midsummer, and Samain (Calan Gaeaf), but might be built and lit at any time if cattle plagues or other illnesses broke out and spread among the livestock.<\/p><p>The need-fire served as a bridge between the worlds on holy days because, ultimately, to the ancients, it represented the sacred force that spun the Cosmic Mill and kept all the worlds turning. Hence, in later years, instead of from the friction created by two pieces of dry wood, the need-fire was often ignited by means of a mechanism reliant on a cart- or spinning-wheel, known as the \u201cmuckle wheel.\u201d In some regions, a hammer and an anvil were employed instead to strike the spark that lit the need-fire, and this was associated with the Divine Spark of life gifted to all living beings and creatures. When death occurs, this inner spark or fire is extinguished and must be renewed for rebirth to occur \u2014 one of the things that made the Smith Gods and their fiery forges so vital.<\/p><p>The month of May, during which Beltaine occurs, has often been referred to as the \u201clusty month.\u201d Summer and the Light Half of the Year had arrived, and after the long winter and the Dark Half of the Year, the ancient Celts were more than ready to get out of their homes and into the fresh air and, especially, the sunlight again. After all, the brightest fire of all is the Sun, with which the God Belenos (Bright, Shining; Strong) was associated; he was often the principal God celebrated at Beltaine, along with his consort, Belisama (Most Bright; Most Strong), who was connected to a number of rivers.<\/p><blockquote><p>There are several references to Bealtaine being dedicated to such a deity [Belenos] in Medieval Irish texts &#8212; as early as the <em>Leabhar na hUidre<\/em> (Book of the Dun Cow, early 12th c.). A passage in <em>Tochmarc Emire<\/em> (The Wooing of Emer) lists all four festivals in a convoluted series of kennings, and associates Bealtaine with an \u201cidol\u201d called Bel toward the end of the passage.<\/p><p><em>\u2018Bend Suain, son of Rosc Mele, which she said this is the same thing, viz., that I shall fight without harm to myself from Samuin, i.e., the end of summer. For two divisions were formerly on the year, viz., summer from Beltaine (the first of May), and winter from Samuin to Beltaine. Or sainfuin, viz., suain (sounds), for it is then that gentle voices sound, viz., s\u00e1m-son &#8216;gentle sound&#8217;. To Oimolc, i.e., the beginning of spring, viz., different (ime) is its wet (folc), viz the wet of spring, and the wet of winter. Or, oi-melc, viz., oi, in the language of poetry, is a name for sheep, whence oib\u00e1 (sheep&#8217;s death) is named, ut dicitur coinb\u00e1 (dog&#8217;s death), echb\u00e1 (horse&#8217;s death), duineba (men&#8217;s death), as bath is a name for &#8216;death&#8217;. Oi-melc, then, is the time in which the sheep come out and are milked, whence oisc (a ewe), i.e., oisc viz., barren sheep. To Beldine, i.e. Beltine, viz., a favouring fire. For the druids used to make two fires with great incantations, and to drive the cattle between them against the plagues, every year. Or to Beldin, viz., Bel the name of an idol. At that time the young of every neat were placed in the possession of Bel. Beldine, then Beltine. To Br\u00f3n Trogaill, i.e. Lammas-day, viz., the beginning of autumn; for it is then the earth is afflicted, viz., the earth under fruit. Trogam is a name for &#8216;earth.&#8217;\u2019<\/em>[2]<\/p><\/blockquote><p>For various reasons, it is remotely possible that Belenos and Belisama are related to the Irish God Bile and Goddess Danu.[3]<\/p><p>Another pair of deities usually associated with Beltaine are the Green Man and the Green Woman. Later developments include the King of the May or Garland or May King and the Queen of the May or May Queen; the Oak King; the Jack in the Green; Green George (St. George); and the Morris Green Man boasted by some troupes of Morris Dancers. The Green Man has been likened to the Woodwose or Wild Man of the Woods, and the Green Woman to the Wild Woman of the Woods, as well. Traditionally, the May Queen was often chosen at the end of the Maypole Dance, being the last woman holding a ribbon and\/or standing after a series of physical challenges, culminating in the dance, to test her worthiness for the role.<\/p><p>The May King was her consort, and together, the two of them symbolized the <em>Hieros Gamos<\/em> (Holy or Sacred Marriage or Union) between the God and the Goddess at this time, widely celebrated by Wiccans. The Maypole itself is not a particularly ancient tradition, apparently dating only from the medieval period. In Great Britain, \u201cthe earliest recorded evidence comes from a Welsh poem written by Gryffydd ap Adda ap Dafydd in the mid-14th century, in which he described how people used a tall birch pole at Llanidloes, central Wales.\u201d[4]<\/p><p>It is frequently said to be a phallic symbol and\/or representative of the World Tree. However, I myself have often wondered if the Maypole isn\u2019t somehow connected with the far earlier Jupiter-Giant and Jupiter Columns, dating from the second and third centuries CE. The one depicted here &#8212; a color reconstruction located in Schwarzenacker, a district of Homburg, Saarland, Germany &#8212; is typical of the type, showing a mounted Jupiter, who is sometimes also portrayed with his Sun or Thunder Wheel and his Lightning or Thunderbolt, trampling his enemy, the chthonic Serpent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed1a124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed1a124\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e5f300\" data-id=\"8e5f300\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e0259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6e0259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"83\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jupitergiantcolumn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1284\" alt=\"Jupiter-Giant Column.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jupitergiantcolumn.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jupitergiantcolumn-62x300.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 83px) 100vw, 83px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b6d84a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b6d84a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00810a2\" data-id=\"00810a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44f160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b44f160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The God Belenos, celebrated at Beltaine, is also associated with a horse and a Sun Wheel, and thus may be equated with Jupiter (both are Sky-Father Gods). Such columns are found widely \u201cacross Gaul and the Germanies, with an especial concentration in Gallia Belgica.\u201d[5] Gallia Belgica was \u201ca province of the Roman Empire located in the north-eastern part of Roman Gaul, in what is today primarily northern France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, along with parts of the Netherlands and Germany.\u201d[6]<\/p>\n\n<p>A far older tradition at Beltaine than the Maypole was the May Bush:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote><p>The May Bush and May Bough [were] popular in parts of Ireland until the late 19th century. This was a small tree or branch \u2014 typically hawthorn, rowan, holly or sycamore \u2014 decorated with bright flowers, ribbons, painted shells, and so forth. The tree would either be decorated where it stood, or branches would be decorated and placed inside or outside the house. It [might] also be decorated with candles or rushlights. Sometimes, a May Bush would be paraded through the town. In parts of southern Ireland, gold and silver hurling balls known as May Balls would be hung on these May Bushes and handed out to children or given to the winners of a hurling match. In Dublin and Belfast, May Bushes were brought into town from the countryside and decorated by the whole neighbourhood. Each neighbour-hood vied for the most handsome tree and, sometimes, residents of one would try to steal the May Bush of another. This led to the May Bush being outlawed in Victorian times. In some places, it was customary to dance around the May Bush, and at the end of the festivities it [might] be burnt in the bonfire.[7]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>In addition, it was traditional at Beltaine to go \u201ca\u2019Maying,\u201d with couples spending the night frolicking and making love until daybreak in the woods and meadows. Not legally binding unions, these were known as \u201cGreenwood Marriages.\u201d They celebrated the union of the God and the Goddess at this time (usually resulting in a rash of \u201cBeltaine Babies\u201d nine months afterward). May flowers (normally yellow) for baskets and, centuries later, Victorian tussie-mussies, as well as for garlands, wreaths, and crowns for the May King and May Queen were also gathered, and used to decorate doors, windows, byres, and even livestock, for protection. Holy wells were visited and ornately bedecked with flowers, too. For women, washing one\u2019s face with Beltaine morning dew was thought to bestow beauty and maintain youthfulness, while for men, washing one\u2019s hands with it brought skill with knots and nets:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;may-flowers were scattered around the house to keep away the fairies. Another old belief was that if a person washed his face in the May Eve dew he would not get sunburned during the Summer or he would not get wrinkles. Persons leaving presents of fresh milk and honey for the fairies would have a plentiful supply of butter and milk through-out the whole year. If a person was hit on the head with a bow-tree stick on May Eve he would not grow any more. Long ago the cow\u2019s udder was washed with May-flower (?) on May Eve so that she would give plenty milk during the year.<\/p>\n\n<p>A person going through briars three times on May-Eve and saying \u201call the butter come to me\u201d would have the power to steal butter. If a person went out on May morning and skimmed the water off the well he would be boss of the village for that year. Another old custom was to tie cowslips to the cow\u2019s udder in order that the butter would not be stolen.<\/p>\n\n<p>There is a rhyme about the month of May as follows:-\n\u201cA wet and windy May\nChills the haggard with corn and hay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>On May Eve people gathered different varieties of flowers and herbs which they mashed up. This mashed substance was called \u201cBealtanach.\u201d It was rubbed on the cow\u2019s udder and tits on May day. It was then believed that the cow would give a much better supply of milk and butter.[8]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Beltaine was considered a <em>sidhe\u00f3gai<\/em> (of the Faeries) evening in the country, one of the <em>Tr\u00ed O\u00edcheanta Spiorad<\/em> (Three Spirit Nights; Welsh <em>Tri Ysbrydnos<\/em>), when the Fae were believed to be abroad. Thus, it was customary to place green branches for protection over all one\u2019s house and stable doorways, and to leave offerings of fresh milk and honey on one\u2019s doorstep for the Faeries, so they would ensure that one had a plentiful supply of milk and butter throughout the coming year. Because fire and salt were at one time the two most sacred substances, it was considered unfortunate to give either away on May Day. To do so was to give away all your good luck, too!<\/p>\n\n<p>Blessings!<br\/>\nAPs Rhianwen Bendigaid<\/p><br\/>\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Footnotes<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>[1] George, Arthur, &#8220;May Day: Beltane Fires and the May-Queen Goddess.&#8221; Academia. Web.<br\/>\n\n[2] Hughes, Kris, \u201cA Quick Post About Belenos.\u201d Patreon. Web.<br\/>\n\n[3] Kondratiev, Alexei, \u201cDanu and Bile: The Primordial Parents?\u201d Imbas, 1998. Web Archive.<br\/>\n\n[4] \u201cMaypole.\u201d Wikipedia. Web.<br\/>\n\n[5] Vidicus, \u201cIOVI OPTIMO MAXIMO: to JUPITER, BEST and GREATEST.\u201d Deo Mercurio. Web.<br\/>\n\n[6] \u201cGallia Belgica.\u201d Wikipedia. Web.<br\/>\n\n[7] \u201cBeltane.\u201d Wikipedia. Web.<br\/>\n\n[8] \u201cThe Schools Collection.\u201d https:\/\/www.duchas.ie\/en\/cbes\/4427930\/4358799. Web.<\/p><br\/>\n\n<p><strong><u>Sources<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cBelenus,\u201d \u201cBelisama,\u201d \u201cBeltane,\u201d \u201cCalan Mai,\u201d \u201cExaltation (astrology),\u201d \u201cGallia Belgica,\u201d \u201cJupiter Column,\u201d and \u201cMaypole.\u201d Wikipedia. Web.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeltane Lore.\u201d Witches of the Craft. Web.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeltane: Not a \u2018Fire Festival\u2019&#8230;\u201d The Atlantic Religion: A \u2018Prisca Theologia\u2019 of European Paganism. Web.<\/p>\n<p>Brockway, Rev. Laurie Sue, Contributor, \u201cGreenwood Marriages and the Fiery Passions of Beltane.\u201d Huffpost. Web.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham, Scott &amp; Harrington, David, <em>The Magical Household: Spells &amp; Rituals for the Home<\/em>. Llewellyn Publications, 2002; ISBN: 9780875421247.<\/p>\n<p>George, Arthur, &#8220;May Day: Beltane Fires and the May-Queen Goddess.&#8221; Academia. Web.<\/p>\n<p>Grimassi, Raven, <em>Beltane: Springtime Rituals, Lore, &amp; Celebration<\/em>. Llewellyn Publications, 2001; ISBN: 978-1567182835.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes, Kris, \u201cA Quick Post About Belenos.\u201d Patreon. Web.<\/p>\n<p>Kondratiev, Alexei, &#8220;Danu and Bile: The Primordial Parents?&#8221; Imbas, 1998. Web Archive.<\/p>\n<p>Marquis, Melanie, <em>Beltane: Rituals, Recipes &amp; Lore for May Day<\/em>. Llewellyn Publications, 2015; ISBN: 9780738741932.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien, Lora, \u201cBeltane \u2014 Bealtaine Traditions in Irish Folklore.\u201d The Irish Pagan School. Web.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Schools Collection.\u201d D\u00fachas. Web.<\/p>\n<p>Sermon, Richard, &#8220;The Wicker Man, May Day, and the Reinvention of Beltane.&#8221; Academia. Web.<\/p>\n<p>Vidicus, &#8220;IOVI OPTIMO MAXIMO: to JUPITER, BEST and GREATEST.&#8221; Deo Mercurio. Web.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who don\u2019t know, here at COFF, we follow astrological timing for our Wheel of the Year. That means that for us, Beltaine falls on May 5, at 15 degrees Taurus. Beltaine (pronounced \u201cbee-all-tin-uh\u201d < Proto-Celtic *Belo-Te(p)ni\u00e2  Bright Fire) is the first day of summer. In Wales, it is known as Calan Haf (Calends of Summer).\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,46,8],"tags":[108,112,33,110,111,109],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1281"}],"version-history":[{"count":85,"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1388,"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281\/revisions\/1388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fethfiada.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}