Feb 1
IMBOLC is one of the eight feasts of the modern pagan calendar, based on the ancient pagan wheel of the year. It falls on February first to second. The feast is also called Candlemas, when candles are lit to symbolize the return of the sun. It is the so-called "cross-quarter" meaning the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It is also the feast of St. Brigid of Kildare, one of Ireland's three patron saints. People celebrate Imbolc by baking, eating dairy products, cleaning their homes, and lighting white candles. This year it falls on a full moon, which makes it even more powerful as a turning point and culmination or fulfillment.
