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Facts And Traditions Of The Wiccan Spring Equinox Celebration

Edit Huffington Post 17 Mar 2016
The spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere falls on Sunday March 20 this year, marking the time when the sun passes over the celestial equator ... Ostara is one of 8 neopagan sabbats, or holidays, that make up the Wheel of the Year. Along with Ostara, many Wiccans and neopagans observe Beltane, Litha (or summer solstice), Lughnasadh, the autumnal equinox, Samhain, Yule and Imbolc ... ....

Brigid of Ireland

Edit About.com 22 Feb 2016
Saint Brigid's Cross.  Culnacreann GFDL, CC-BY 3.0. Brigid of Ireland Facts. Known for. Irish saint; with St. Patrick and St. Colmcille, a patron saint of Ireland. Dates. about 450-460 – about 523 - 528. Also known as. Brighid, BridgetBrigid of Ireland Biography.. The sources for the life of Saint Brigid are two books written in the century after her death. The Life of St ... Saint Brigid’s Feast Day and the Celtic festival of Imbolc coincide....

Groundhog Day Word Search Puzzles for Kids

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
A Personalized Valentine Message in a Puzzle. . Kids can improve their spelling as well as learn new words with these easy to challenging word search puzzles with a Groundhog Day theme.Groundhog Day Word Search Printables ... Groundhog Day Deluxe Word Search - In this challenging word search, you need to find 33 words dealing with Groundhog Day, Candlemas, Imbolc and other feast days celebrated around the world on February 2nd....

Fresh Stirrings

Edit Huffington Post 18 Feb 2016
"The rose is red, the violet's blue,. The honey's sweet, and so are you. Thou art my love and I am thine;. I drew thee to my Valentine.. The lot was cast and then I drew,. And Fortune said it shou'd be you.". (From the collection of English nursery rhymes ... St ... from the first stirrings in the Earth's womb on Imbolc to turning the common ways upside-down at Mardi Gras carnivals to celebrating Love on Valentine's Day in the middle of the month....

Celebrating Imbolc

Edit Huffington Post 03 Feb 2016
It almost figures that the very week it finally becomes cold enough to bundle up under a few layers, it's the time my university's Pagan Student Alliance decides to hold ritual for Imbolc ... Imbolc is one of the eight sabbats in the Wheel of the Year, the cycle of seasonal holidays pagans celebrate. Imbolc is between the winter solstice celebration, Yule, and the spring equinox sabbat, Ostara ... With this, our Imbolc ritual ends....

Feral and beyond the pale at Candlemass

Edit The Guardian 03 Feb 2016
Wenlock Edge, Shropshire Imbolc day and its rituals speak of the white of milk, lambing, doves – all signalling winter’s end ... On this day, or 1 February, and at the flicker of spring in the Welsh Marches, vigils, rent dues, the blessing of candle flames, and divinations, marked the cross-quarter day Imbolc....

Pagan holiday ‘Imbolc’ celebrated in US and Europe

Edit Raw Story 02 Feb 2016
While some Americans looked to Punxsutawney Phil for an early end to winter, pagans around the world were expected to lure the spring equinox with traditional Imbolc festivities this week. The festival, which falls on Tuesday this year, celebrates the early signs of spring through a serious of ritua... ....

Blessed Imbolc

Edit Huffington Post 02 Feb 2016
We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life ... "Holy Well & Sacred Flame" honors the healing and transformative powers of water and fire, and it serves as a beautiful anthem for the pagan holiday, Imbolc.  . Also on HuffPost. ... ....

5 things you didn’t know about Groundhog Day

Edit Springfield News-Sun 01 Feb 2016
The desire to forecast the weather dates back thousands of years ... Read more trending stories. Tuesday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day, and according to lore, the groundhog will emerge from his hole after a long winter’s nap ... 1. The holiday has its roots in the ancient Gaelic festival of Imbolc, held halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, on Feb. 1 ... Over time, Imbolc became Christianized and became St ... 2. 2 ... 3 ... Clymer H ... 4 ... 5 ... ....

Gentle Openings

Edit Huffington Post 01 Feb 2016
The snails are always at home, no matter where they go, traveling ever so slowly, leaving a moist trail behind. No need to hurry; they can slide into the safety of their cozy house at any time. It's not a square box, made of artificial materials, but an organic abode, constructed according to the regenerative principles of a spiral. From the smallest to the biggest, from the largest to the tiniest. Infinity on both ends ... Imbolc on Feb ... ....

Facts, Dates, Traditions And Rituals To Know

Edit Huffington Post 30 Jan 2016
But for many pagans and Wiccans, February 2 marks the important holiday, Imbolc, and their attention may be focused somewhere other than the television screen ... Imbolc is one of four major pagan sabbats, or holidays, along with Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain ... Imbolc is pronounced "IM-bulk" or "EM-bowlk." ... Imbolc falls on the midway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox ... Imbolc is a time for spring cleaning....

An Interfaith Calendar Of The Religious Holidays In 2016

Edit Huffington Post 07 Jan 2016
We live in a beautiful, diverse world, and almost each day of the year is a sacred time for someone, somewhere. HuffPost Religion presents our annual interfaith religious calendar for nine major world religions. the Baha'i faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism, Islam, Paganism, Shinto and the Sikh faith ... Also, due to Islam's use of the lunar calendar, some dates will be confirmed closer to the holiday ... Feb 2 - Imbolc....

Finding My Religion

Edit Huffington Post 18 Nov 2015
Christmas Day 1989. I stood on a chair so my tiny six-year old hands could reach the kitchen counter. Into a big marigold yellow bowl plopped a cup of fine white flour. The fragrant dust rose up and tickled my nose. "Are you ready to crack the eggs?" My mother asked. Cracking eggs was my favorite part ... "Mom," I began ... She took a deep breath of patience ... The pre-Christian Irish Feast of Imbolc, held on February 1st, was transformed into St ... ....
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