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Happy late Candlemas, or Imbolc, or St. Brigid's Day, or whatever you call it.

I've been meaning to post this all week, but just finally got to it.

Last year for this post, I posted this, if anyone's interested.

FFF
~Muninn's Kiss

Happy Candlemas and Imbolc...!

Imbolc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Irish calendar, celebrated among Gaelic peoples and some other Celtic cultures, either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Most commonly it is celebrated on February 2, which falls halfway ( Read more... )

Imbolc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:Evidence of how Imbolc was celebrated in Ireland derives from ancient Celtic manuscripts that mention the festival, and folklore collected during the 19th and early 20th century in rural Ireland and Scotland. This material is also compared with studies of similar customs in Scandinavia, and customs ( Read more... )

Imbolc by Susa E. Black:Raven is associated with Imbolc, the Feast of Saint Brigit, because it is the first bird to nest in the Highlands, around the beginning of February. “Cuirear fitheach chon na nide”, (The raven goes to prepare his nest.)