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Imbolc, Candlemas, 1st February, Celebrate the real first day of Spring.
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Time: February 2, 2015 all day
Location: Where St. Brigit decides to show
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Event Type: imbolc
Organized By: PerseH ~Staff Wrangler~
Latest Activity: Feb 3, 2014
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Event Description
Imbolc, in the ancient Celtic calender was a very important celebration. Being midway between winter and summer, Imbolc is the renewing of the Earth, praying that the seeds will grow and making sure that the lambs and foals would be born. The most important part of Imbolc was the performing of rituals so that they had enough food until the summers months. By the time of February 1st, food was scarce and the animals needed sufficient fuel for their babies to be born. It is believed that the word Imbolc comes from the old Celtic word for ewe's milk (Oi-melc). Some say the day to perform the rituals is on the 1st of February, some say the second. Most people got around this by ensuing the celebrations went on for two days.
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NH-Imbolc |
Calendar |
Fire Festivals |
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Feb 01 Every year |
Description |
Imbolc/Oimelc/Brigid`s Day, on February 2 and the preceding eve. associated with fertility. celebrated as a fire festival. midpoint between the winter solstice and spring equinox later in week. Celts use full moon nearest midpoint. |
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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on January 30, 2014 at 5:19pm
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Imbolc is a very important feast. The goddess Brigit comes back to people and gives them strength for the New Year. Let’s not forget that Celts, same as the Jews and other ancient cultures do not have a clearly defined beginning and end of the year. Such thinking was imposed to us by artificially created Christianity. Within old cultures, we could talk about several beginnings of important periods in the annual cycle of the planet. The feast of Imbolc is one of those beginnings. With the advent of Brigit, nature awakens. Every living creature has a duty to honour the arrival of the goddess, whether it ´s the birds in the trees, deer in the woods or beasts in their lairs. Humans honoured her arrival by the ritual of “First tillage”. This tillage was performed by the “king” of the village. He harnessed white horses or oxen and plowed the first furrow into which people put in their various small items as gifts. At this time, druids also walked around the forests and checked the status of their wells. Everybody began with cleaning and preparation for the new season, when it was necessary to plant, nurture and harvest. Today we do not live as our ancestors did. Although the feast of Imbolc is equally important for us. It shows us the basic principles of the order of natural. The only moral principle of nature, where there are no false pretences and it cannot be doubted. The cycle of birth, work, fruits and death, after which in the entire universe the beginning of a new cycle follows. Let’s honour these principles on the feast of Imbolc, which are the highest and only God of every elementary particles of a matter, which indiscriminately constitute the entire universe.
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Stacy Jenkins 8:43in the mornin' Jan 30
A yummy Imbolc recipe for this fine thur!
Colcannon - an Irish potato recipe
Ingredients1 kg potatoes
1 ½ cup Colcannon Cabbage
1 cup milk
½ chopped scallions
3 tablespoons butter
Salt to taste
Instructions
Boil the potatoes in salt and then skin them. Ensure they are dry either by letting them rest on a towel for a few minutes or by putting them back in the pot so that the water evaporates and they are nice and dry. Mash them until they are nice and soft.
Boil the cabbage in salted water until nicely cooked and soft. Drain it and cool it by running tap water over it. Drain it again and place in a mixer together with the milk until the mixture is fine and smooth.
Simmer the chopped scallions in a pot with the milk/Colcannon mixture and the butter. Add the whole thing into the mashed potatoes and voila, the Colcannon potatoes are ready!
For a healthier version replace some of the butter with Greek extra virgin olive oil.
How to Serve
1. You can have Colcannon on its own. Serve it hot without any garnishing.
2. Chop three medium tomatoes into small pieces and spread over the Colcannon. Garnish with extra virgin olive oil and a little salt.
3. Put the Colcannon in individual plates and serve it with a poached egg.
4. Serve it as the potato part of your main meal.
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An Imbolc Tale: Brigid & the Making of Vows
Imbolc is a between place, when the icy grasp of winter is lessening its grip, and the promise of spring teases us with a longer kiss of sunlight each day. Our journey toward wholeness is also a between place. We must begin the process of deep change knowing that our challenges won’t be resolved overnight, and that positive shifts in our life show up when they show up. This between place requires an act of trust on our part, and a willingness to do the hard, diligent work of nurturing and cultivating that which heals us and helps us grow.
Brigid magic can help you in this journey work. This week, in the energy of Imbolc, look inside yourself...read more at http://wp.me/p3pRmt-pU
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How to Make a Brighid Wheel/Cross
The wheel/cross has long been a symbol of Brighid, the Irish goddess who presides over hearth and home.
In Celtic mythology the cross is not actually a cross, it is a wheel of fire. The wheel was placed in the home to protect the home from fire and evil. Brighid is also known as a goddess of the crossroads, and this symbol represents the place where two worlds meet, and the year is at a crossroads between light and dark.
You can use different materials to create your wheel - straw, reeds, paper, pipe cleaners. If you are using plant material, soaking it overnight will help it to be pliable.
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