Imbolc — First Stirrings of Spring. Celebrated around Feb 1 – 2.
Imbolc celebrates the first stirrings of spring — the quickening of seeds beneath the snow. It’s a festival of purification, new beginnings, and inspiration.
Imbolc celebrates the first stirrings of spring — the quickening of seeds beneath the snow. It’s a festival of purification, new beginnings, and inspiration.
Imbolc honours the Celtic goddess Brigid, marking the first signs of spring and the lactation of ewes. Sacred to fire, poetry, and healing, it survives in the Christian feast of Candlemas and St Brigid's Day.
Light candles, cleanse your space, plant the first seeds of intention, and welcome the returning light.
Colours: white, silver, pale yellow. Foods: dairy, seeds, bread, honey. Herbs: rosemary, basil, angelica. Symbols: Brigid's cross, candles, snowdrops.
Traditional ways Imbolc has been celebrated through the ages.
Lights in every room to call back the strengthening sun.
Woven rush crosses for protection and blessing.
Clearing out the old to make space for new growth.
The colours, symbols, herbs, foods, and crystals traditionally tied to Imbolc.
| Category | Associations |
|---|---|
| Colors | White, silver, pale green |
| Symbols | Brigid's cross, candles, snowdrops, lambs |
| Herbs | Angelica, basil, rosemary, bay |
| Food | Dairy, seeds, bread, honey |
| Crystals | Amethyst, garnet, turquoise |
The Wheel of the Year turns through eight festivals — the solstices and equinoxes, and the four cross-quarter days between them.
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