#Imbolc or #Imbolg (#Irish pronunciation: [ə ˈmˠɔlˠəɡ]), also called Saint Brigid's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Bríde; #Scottish #Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde; #Manx: Laa'l Breeshey), is a Gaelic traditional festival on 1 February. It marks the beginning of #spring, and in Christianity, it is the feast day of Saint Brigid, #Ireland's patroness saint. Historically, its many folk #traditions were widely observed throughout Ireland, #Scotland and the Isle of Man. Imbolc falls about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox and is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Bealtaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain.
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Source: Wikipedia
📸 Iris Wijngaarden (CC BY-SA 3.0)
#celtic #celts #history #culture #wheeloftheyear #snowdrops #flowers
