Imbolc or Imbolg (Irish pronunciation: [ɪˈmˠɔlˠɡ]), also called Saint Brigid's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Bríde; Scottish Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde; Manx: Laa'l...

Gaels as Beltane (1 May), Lughnasadh (1 August), Samhain (1 November), and Imbolc (1 February). Influential works such as The Golden Bough (1890) by James...

Ruadán. Her sacred tree appears to have been the birch, given some older Imbolc-related traditions. She is associated with wisdom, poetry, healing, protection...

of Ireland in the 5th century AD, the Celtic quarter days were observed: Imbolc (February 1) Beltaine (May 1) Lughnasadh (August 1) Samhain (November 1)...

Goddess of Fire, the Home, poetry and the end of winter. Her festival, Imbolc, is on 1st or 2nd of February which marks "the return of the light". Persephone...

many other folk customs. It was originally a pre-Christian festival called Imbolc, marking the beginning of spring. From 2023 it is a public holiday in the...

Cuisine Dance Jig Sean-nós Set dancing Stepdance Festivals Imbolc Saint Patrick's Day Bealtaine The Twelfth Lúnasa Rose of Tralee Samhain / Halloween Wren...

the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, Saint Brigid's Day (Imbolc) became a public holiday, to mark both the saint's feast day and the seasonal...

typically woven on 1 February, her feast day, as well as the festival of Imbolc in pre-Christian Ireland. Hanging Brigid's cross from the rafters of one's...

(Samhain, Nollaig, Eanáir) Spring ("Earrach") - February, March, April (Imbolc, then Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán) Summer ("Samhradh") - May, June, July (Bealtaine...