Imbolc How Did We Celebrate

How Did We Celebrate Imbolc?? Imbolc was usually celebrated by lighting sacred fires ( Brigit was the Goddess of Fire, the Fire of Healing and Birth). Bonfires and candles too were lit. Imbolc is variously known as the Feast of Saint Brigid (Secondary Patron of Ireland), Lá Fhéile Bríde, and Lá Feabhra - the first … Continue reading Imbolc How Did We Celebrate

Brigid’s Cross

Symbol of Imbolc — Brigid’s Cross Bride’s Crosses or Brigid’s Cross were woven from rushes and hung over a doorway. Brigid’s Cross brings blessing and good fortune to the people within the home, and all who enter it. Every year a new cross is fashioned, and the old one is burned: it is believed that … Continue reading Brigid’s Cross

Candles Representing Sacred fires of Imbolc

Candles provide our link to the sacred fires of Imbolc Brigid, the deity of Imbolc, is the Goddess of fire, the keeper of the sacred flame and the guardian of home and hearth. Brigid’s holiday was chiefly marked by the kindling of sacred fires, since she symbolized the fire of birth and healing, the … Continue reading Candles Representing Sacred fires of Imbolc

Besom

A Symbol of Imbolc — Broom or Besom Home hearth fires are put out and re-lit, and a besom is place by the front door to symbolize sweeping out the old and welcoming the new. Candles are lit and placed in each room of the house to honor the re-birth of the Sun. The besom, … Continue reading Besom