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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- and the strength of the noon sun, spring begins in early February (near Imbolc or Candlemas) and continues until early May (Beltane), with Saint Patrick's...
- 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...