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Imbolc or
Imbolg (Irish pronunciation: [ɪˈmˠɔlˠɡ]), also
called Saint Brigid's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Bríde;
Scottish Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde; Manx: Laa'l...
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Gaels as
Beltane (1 May),
Lughnasadh (1 August),
Samhain (1 November) and
Imbolc (1 February). The
festival cycle known as the 'Wheel of the Year' was influenced...
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attributes and her
feast day, 1 February, was
originally a
pagan festival called Imbolc. It has thus been
argued that the
saint is a
Christianization of the goddess...
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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...
- 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...
- 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)...
- 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...
- (Samhain, Nollaig, Eanáir)
Spring ("Earrach") - February, March,
April (
Imbolc, then Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán)
Summer ("Samhradh") - May, June, July (Bealtaine...
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strength of the noon sun,
spring begins in
early February (near
Imbolc or Candlemas) and
continues until early May (Beltane), with
Saint Patrick's...
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Beltane is one of the four main
Celtic seasonal festivals—along with Samhain,
Imbolc, and Lughnasadh—and is
similar to the
Welsh Calan Mai.
Bealtaine is mentioned...