Japanese drummers join Beltane fire festival

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Japanese Taiko drummers are to join this year's spring rituals at the annual Beltane Festival in Edinburgh.

Mugen Taiko Dojo fuses ancient the Japanese spiritual practice, traditionally used to frighten away evil spirits, with Celtic traditions.

Beltane 2010, which is held on Calton Hill, is expected to be a sell-out as the party falls on Friday night.

A crowd of 12,000 people is expected to watch the pagan-inspired spring ritual, which starts at 2130 BST.
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