Lá Fhéile Bhríde ## Happy St. Brigid's Day
St. Brigid , Ireland's patroness Celebrated on This day ,Also of importance throughout the Celtic world,as marking the transition from Winter to Spring
But beware ..[ of this little bit of Gaelic folklore
Imbolc is the day the Cailleach — the hag goddess — gathers Her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood. Therefore, people are generally relieved if Imbolc is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep and winter is almost over
It is bright and sunny today________________
Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Wheel of the Year, celebrated among Neopagans, Wiccans, and other similar cultures either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Most commonly it is celebrated on February 2, since this is the cross-quarter day on the solar calendar, halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere. Originally dedicated to the goddess Brigid, in the Christian period it was adopted as St Brigid's Day. In Scotland the festival is also known as Là Fhèill Brìghde, in Ireland as Lá Fhéile Bríde, and in Wales as Gŵyl Fair.
This photo was taken on St. Brigid's Day last year.
99 on Monday, February 2, 2009 Interestingness/Explore
Lá Fhéile Bhríde ## Happy St. Brigid's Day
St. Brigid , Ireland's patroness Celebrated on This day ,Also of importance throughout the Celtic world,as marking the transition from Winter to Spring
But beware ..[ of this little bit of Gaelic folklore
Imbolc is the day the Cailleach — the hag goddess — gathers Her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood. Therefore, people are generally relieved if Imbolc is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep and winter is almost over
It is bright and sunny today________________
Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Wheel of the Year, celebrated among Neopagans, Wiccans, and other similar cultures either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Most commonly it is celebrated on February 2, since this is the cross-quarter day on the solar calendar, halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere. Originally dedicated to the goddess Brigid, in the Christian period it was adopted as St Brigid's Day. In Scotland the festival is also known as Là Fhèill Brìghde, in Ireland as Lá Fhéile Bríde, and in Wales as Gŵyl Fair.
This photo was taken on St. Brigid's Day last year.
99 on Monday, February 2, 2009 Interestingness/Explore