A short beginner's guide to simple words and greetings you can use around February 1 when Irish communities celebrate St. Brigid's Day or Imbolc and the coming of spring. Check out these useful Irish ...

The emergence of St Brigid's Day as a public holiday marks a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging ...

With St Brigid’s Day celebrations, Ireland is reclaiming old traditions and ancient festivals that celebrate the seasons and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. − Happy Imbolc! Never heard of this Gaelic holiday? Whether you're celebrating it for the first time this year or keeping up an old family tradition, here's more information on ...

At a ring fort, St Brigid crosses sway in an ancient tree and guides share stories of Imbolc, healing and renewal ...

Imbolc (pronounced im-bowlk) is a Gaelic word meaning “in the belly,” and for many modern Pagans, Feb. 1 is one of four Greater Sabbats, or grand holy days, marking the seasons. Imbolc (also spelled ...

Pagans participate in torchlight ceremonies during Imbolc to celebrate the coming of spring. Flickr While many were watching to see whether the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring in ...

(RNS) — Brigid means many things to many people. To Catholics, she’s St. Brigid of Kildare, one of the patron saints of Ireland. To voudoun practitioners, she’s Maman Brigitte. To Wiccans and many ...

Imbolc is all about hoping for success in the farming season – and wishing for a fertile year ahead. It is one of the four key festivals in the Celtic calendar – the others being Beltane, Lughnasadh ...