#briget

Dia duit! /Jee-ah ghwitch (throaghty gh)/

Imbolg/Imbolc is one of the Irish fire festivals or cross-quarter holidays (between solstice and equinox)

These images refer to:

Symbols associated with Brighid and early spring

Irish Fire Festival tradition of making Brigid's cross

Ribín Bríde or Brat Bride tradition on Jan 31st

🕯️Here Lora O'Brien shares some other ways you can authentically celebrate Imbolc without colonizing it with practices from other religions.

And in her Irish Pagan School podcast she shares some foods that were used traditionally to celebrate the festival:

or an episode about Brigid:

And you can check out more information about Brigid (the Goddess and the Saint) from Orlagh Costello's website

Brighid is also the Goddess of poetry so here are two poems:

A Visit Home by Terence MacSwiney

I walk within my prison wall; ‘Tis but my body owns their sway Oh, Ireland, home, I hear you call; Silent I wait the end of day.

And when, locked in my cell at night, My body I have laid to rest, My spirit homeward takes a flight Where Ireland waits me in the west.

Lit by beauty of the stars, City and mountain, vale and stream Are mine, despite theses bolts and bars, In all the glory of a dream

Some Irish music:

Sona (Happy) by Fionnuala Gill. Translation here

Feabhra (February) by Lúnasa

Also, here is some traditional Irish harp music from Gráinne Hambly:

And given its Black History Month (in the USA) check out these Black Irish creators!

☘️ Please participate with respect and right relationship

Slán go fóill! / Slawn gun foh-ill /

Masterpost of Irish Pagan Holidays