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Imbolc or St. Brigid's Day

Imbolc or St. Brigid's Day is held on February 1. Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and some Neopagan groups in the Northern hemisphere. This event in the first decade of the month February is annual. Help us Help us 
1 February - Imbolc or St. Brigid's Day
The celebration of Imbolc dates back to the pre-Christian era in the British Isles. The earliest mentions of Imbolc in Irish literature were found in the 10th century. Poetry from that time relates the holiday to ewe's milk, with the implication of purification. Families would recite prayers, bless the rushes or straw with holy water and then each make the crosses. They would hang them over the door and around the home to welcome St Brigid.
The word "imbolc" means "in the belly of the Mother," because the seeds of spring are beginning to stir in the belly of Mother Earth. Imbolc symbolizes the halfway point between the winter solstice (Yule) and the spring equinox (Ostara).
Following her mother's Christian beliefs, Brigid believed that the rich must give to the poor and from her mother's dairy she handed out bread, butter, eggs and chickens to the poor people in her own community.

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