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Imbolc or
Imbolg (Irish pronunciation: [ə ˈmˠɔlˠəɡ]), also
called Saint Brigid's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Bríde;
Scottish Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde; Manx:...
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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 ****ociated with wisdom, poetry, healing, protection...
- many
other folk customs. It was
originally a pre-Christian
festival called Imbolc,
marking the
beginning of spring.
Since 2023, it has been a
public holiday...
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festival of
Imbolc,
which was
celebrated in pre-Christian
Europe (and
especially the
Celtic Nations) at
about the same time of year.
Imbolc is
called "St...
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Beltane is one of the four main
Gaelic seasonal festivals—along with Samhain,
Imbolc, and Lughnasadh—and is
similar to the
Welsh Calan Mai.
Beltane is mentioned...
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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...
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Lughnasadh is one of the four
Gaelic seasonal festivals,
along with Samhain,
Imbolc, and Beltane. It
corresponds to the
Welsh Gŵyl Awst and the
English Lammas...
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January (Samhain, Nollaig, Eanáir)
Spring (Earrach) - February, March,
April (
Imbolc, then Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán)
Summer (Samhradh) - May, June, July (Bealtaine...
- 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...
