#lá fhéile bríde

[dianasson]

February is almost over, which reminded me that I haven't shared photos from Lá Fhéile Bríde yet. This year was marvelous. Such good food and happy company. 🕯🌾✨

#lá Fhéile Bríde #Bríd #brigid #me #personal #Irish #folklore #festival #imbolc #imbolg

[sadbhkellett]

Lá fhéile Bríde shona daoibh!

#st. brigid's day #Brigid #lá fhéile bríde

[illogicalpine]

Lá Fhéile Bríde shona duit!

#illogical post #lá fhéile bríde

[cadastrah]

@hand_horabyrne on Instagram

#tg for spring #beannachtaí lá fhéile Bríde gach duine 🫶🏻 #Mí Feabhra 2024

[irishyuri]

lá fhéile bríde to the first ever irish lesbian

#and abortionist! #my art #st brigid #just a quick warmup hehehorf #artists on tumblr

[theperfectpints]

Oggi in Irlanda ma non solo si festeggia Imbolc o "Lá Fhéile Bríde" - Il giorno di Santa Brigida.

© Wikipedia

Il termine Imbolc in irlandese significa "in grembo", in riferimento alla gravidanza delle pecore, a indicare che in origine si trattava di una festa legata alle pecore da latte. In questo periodo venivano infatti alla luce gli agnellini e le pecore producevano latte. Il latte fresco, il formaggio, il burro e il siero di latte, per non parlare dei pasticci fatti con le code mozzate degli agnelli, costituivano spesso la differenza tra la vita e la morte per le persone anziane e i bambini, durante il gelo pungente di febbraio.

La festività celebrava la luce, che si rifletteva nell'allungamento della durata del giorno, e nella speranza per l'arrivo della primavera. Era tradizione celebrare la festa accendendo lumini e candele.

In epoca cristiana la festa di Imbolc venne equiparata alla Candelora. Poiché la festa pagana era sotto gli auspici della dea Brígit, si trasformò nella ricorrenza di Santa Brigida.

#ireland #saint brigid

[maevefinnartist]

just broke my own heart while making Lá Fhéile Bríd preparations it literally JUST occurred to me that I have nowhere to hang my Brat Bríde this year since my landlord bulldozed my favorite tree/best pal (and the entire woods behind my house) where I used to hang it. I hate this. I hate renting. I hate that nobody gives a fuck about the planet

[samofthecelts]

Hello everyone! Today I am discussing the Celtic celebration of Imbolc. Imbolc is not what I'm celebrating today on Easter, but it was a celebration I celebrated earlier last month. It's also one of my favorite celebrations, right below Samhain! (I can't wait for October so I can celebrate my new year with you all!)

Below, I'll tell you about Imbolc, it's meaning, and it's origin. Then below that, I'll tell you what Imbolc means to me.

Imbolc or Imbolg (Irish pronunciation: [ɪˈmˠɔlˠɡ]), also called Saint Brigid's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Bríde; Scottish Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde; Manx: Laa'l Breeshey), is a Gaelic traditional festival. It marks the beginning of spring, and for Christians, it is the feast day of Saint Brigid, Ireland's patroness saint. Its traditional date is 1 February, about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Historically, its traditions were widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Imbolc is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with: Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain.

Imbolc / St Brigid's Day

Imbolc is mentioned in early Irish literature, and some evidence suggests it was also an important date in ancient times. It is believed that Imbolc was originally a pagan festival associated with the lambing season and the goddess Brigid. Historians suggest that the saint and her feast day are Christianizations of these. The customs of St Brigid's Day did not begin to be recorded in detail until the early modern era. In recent centuries, its traditions have included weaving Brigid's crosses, hung over doors and windows to protect against fire, illness, and evil spirits. People also made a doll of Brigid (a Brídeóg), which was paraded around the community by girls, sometimes accompanied by 'strawboys'. Brigid was said to visit one's home on St Brigid's Eve. To receive her blessings, people would make a bed for Brigid, leave her food and drink, and set items of clothing outside for her to bless. Holy wells would be visited, a special meal would be had, and the day was traditionally linked with weather lore.

Although many of its traditions died out in the 20th century, it is still observed by some Christians as a religious holiday and by some non-Christians as a cultural one, and its customs have been revived in some places. Since the later 20th century, Celtic neopagans and Wiccans have observed Imbolc as a religious holiday. Since 2023, "Imbolc/St Brigid's Day" has been an annual public holiday in Ireland.

What Imbolc means to me:

Imbolc is a time of celebration and of harvest. My mother and I always incorporate Pagan activities into it. We still make Brigid dolls and honor her through our celebration. Imbolc is on the Wheel of the Year, which is the calendar I go by. And it's one of the Gaelic Seasonal Festivals, which is very important to me and my family. On Imbolc we eat bread and water, and we eat in honor of Saint Brigid. We also make Brigid Crosses, in a prayer that she will protect us from the harsh winds we get out here in the country.

Thank you for reading this!

#samofthecelts #pagan #witch #paganism #celtic #imbolc #gaelic #festival #gaelic festival #wheel of the year #Celtic festival #celtic witch #celtic traditions #traditional #Ireland #Irish

[profetizamos]

my imbolc/lá fhéile bríde altar, post prayers offerings. This year's offerings for Brigid, her Tuath Dé kin, and of course my darling Convallaria spirit were modest in practice but not in spirit: ale, tea, and water, honeycomb, oranges, nuts, tasty little dried fish, beeswax, mustard seed, and birchbark. and of course prayers and incense. i also added a rattlesnake rattle to the altar this year in recognition of the lore surrounding Bríd's return and the snake coming out of its hole.

#can't wait to see my first spring snake #my altar #my post #imbolc

[arwendeluhtiene]

Imbolc 's lá fhéile Bríde shona daoibh! Happy Imbolc (beginning of Spring in the Celtic calendar) and Brigid's Day! 🎶☀️🍃 . Several edits and a few casual selfies of my 2019 closet cosplay/reenactment of the Irish goddess Brighid, solar fire goddess associated with poetry and inspiration, fertility and healing, smithwork, crafts and music, and warlike protection. She's one of my favourite goddesses in one of my favourite cultures. This new edit focuses on her smithscraft aspect ⚒️ . My Brigid reenactment posts

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Facebook cosplay page

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#brigid #brighid #brigid reenactment #goddess brigid #imbolc #imbolc brigid #goddess brighid #celtic world #celtic reenactment #celt #celts #ireland #irish myth #irish culture #celtic culture #historical reenactment #historical costuming #irish mythology #wheel of the year #neodruidism #My historical reenactment #brigid's day

[dianasson]

Making Bríd crosses, 2024 💛

Posting this a bit late, obviously. Featuring a huge amount of reeds, burning of the old crosses, the waiting, the making, and a fresh one in place.

#personal #me #lá Fhéile Bríde #imbolc #imbolg #bríd #brigid #Brigid's cross #cros bríde #Irish #folklore

[sadbhkellett]

Lá fhéile Bríde sona daoibh! Tá an tEarrach linn.

#Tús an Earraigh #Imbolc shona! #Lá le Bríde #Imbolg #St. Brigid's Day #Imbolc #Spring #Earrach #Brigid #Irish #Sadbh Kellett #Irish poetry #Irish mythology #Youtube #ireland #lá fhéile bríde #st brigid

[mila-stardust]

Imbolc & how to celebrate it

Imbolc comes from the Celtic celebration of spring and rebirth. Astrologically it is celebrated halfway between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox and falls when the Sun is at 15 degrees. It is one of the four Celtic Fire festivals. The name Imbolc comes from the old Irish Imbolg meaning "in the belly" – connected to lambing season. Other names for this holiday are Imbolg, Lá Fhéile Bríde (Irish), Bride, Brigid's Day, Brigit's Night, Oimelc (meaning: "Ewe's Milk"), February Eve, Candlemass, and Groundhog Day.

⌛Traditions

new growth

end of winter

ritual of purification

offering to deity

candle rituals

💨Incense

angelica

basil

bay

blackberry

chamomile

frankincense

jasmine

lavender

myrth

rosemary

🎨Colours

gold

grey

light green

pink

spring green

white yellow

🌿Herbs

angelica

bay

basil

blackberry

myrrh

How to celebrate

Honour the Sun

Celebrate the Sun’s return.  Yule has come and gone and now the days are slowly getting longer and nights are getting brighter.  Slowly and gradually it is going to get warmer. Life is starting to return. Watch the first sunrise or first sunset. You can honour this by lighting a candle or turning on the lights in your home for just a few minutes while you’re watching the sunrise/sunset or just after you experienced it. Open the windows at sunrise to allow solar energy to come into your life. This way you can really fill your home with all this positive and uplifting solar energy. You can also carry out a spell or ritual on either sunrise or sunset.

Feast

Eating dairy food is a great way to connect with nature and the beginning of spring. If you wish to connect to the solar aspects of the festival, you can eat hot or spicy food. Another great way to connect to traditional aspects of the year is eating root vegetables. Usually, at this time of the year people would almost use up all their stocks of food they’ve collected during the harvest and root vegetables are the ones that can be stored the longest.

Offerings

There are many offerings you can make to different spirits, deities and things. A great offering would be to Brigid (Irish goddess of healing, poetry and blacksmiths) by making music, reading poetry or simply lighting candles. An offering can also be made to Earth or Wildlife and nature. You can pour some milk into the earth or feed the animals during colder times.

Brigid's mantle

Brigid is often represented as wearing a green cloak or mantle. This is something that you can create yourself to bring in healing and protection for the year to come. You can use a full-sized cloak or simple fabric scraps, whichever is preferred and easier. The fabric needs to be placed outside in bulk on Ibolc to be infused with the energy. Ideally somewhere where it can be in the direct breeze to blow through them. That way these items will be infused with protective and healing energy and you can carry them on you at all times as the year goes on. You can use them time and time again. You can even use them in spells and rituals. You will use a new fabric every year.

Altar

An altar can be created to honour someone or something or simply to celebrate the Sabbath. Colours that would be ideal to use are white, red, orange, yellow, gold, green and pastels. You can create a correspondence with Brigid by creating Brigid’s doll or adding pictures, to Sun by adding solar items and candles, and with nature by adding spring flowers and sheep figurines or pictures. You can also add small besom to cleanse the energies.

Spring cleaning

Now is the perfect time to clean the space that you are in, both physically and energetically. Spring cleaning is a great way to do it and afterwards, you can give your house a good cleanse. Cleanse can be done with smoke, wind (by opening the windows and letting the breeze in), incense, sound, ocean salt or besom. A great way to clean is top to bottom and then towards the entrance of the home to really cleanse the space.

Activities

Early gardening is a great way to slowly take those first steps into nature. You can also do a first seed manifestation or plant divination (yes/no questions for the long-term). Go into nature and connect with it. Visit your local parks, garden, and woodland areas or if you want to be more adventurous visit the forest and really notice the changes in nature - blooming flowers, birds, and animals. Remember to breathe in that fresh air.

Visiting a well or local spring is a great way to give an offering to nature and Brigid. Thank them for protection during the winter.

Divination can also be done. From now until the next sabbath. It can be done by simply tarot or water and fire scrying. 

Fire pits can also be created. You can do them with your coven or as a solitary activity in your home with protection. Fire is the best symbolism for energy so you can burn a candle and paper with manifestations and either return it to the earth or water.

Spells and rituals

Bonfire rituals

Water rituals

Cleansing 

Whispering secrets and manifestations to the water

Cleanse with the element of air

On a windy hill

Saying dreams and goals to the gust of wind and letting it carry them out

Incense

Blow the remains in the wind

Return the remains to the earth

Blessings and healing rituals

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sources:

my grimoire

https://thegreenparent.co.uk/articles/read/six-ways-to-celebrate-imbolc

https://youtu.be/HxoqKFltVko

my pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sola_aevitas/witchcraft/

#imbolc #witchcraft #magick #magic #witchblr #spells #grimoire #witchcraft 101 #witches sabbath #sabbaths #beginner witch #baby witch

[louezem]

In Ireland, 1 February marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day.

The day has long symbolised hope, renewal and the feminine.

This year marks the seventh global St Brigid’s Day programme, with Ireland’s Embassies and Consulates hosting and supporting a range of events to celebrate the achievements of women.

Happy St Brigid's Day, 2024.

#st brigids day #1 february 2024

[hangmanapologist]

Lá Fhéile Bríde Shona daoibh!

May the spring be as sweet as you all

#first day of spring babyyyyy

[7serendipities]

Imbolc Sunrise: a three-card spread

Brigid and the holiday of Imbolc (or Lá Fhéile Bríde/Là Fhèill Brìghde in Irish and Scottish Gàidhlig, respectively) have been close to my heart ever since I first met them in a Catholic context as a child. My birthday is very close to Imbolc, and I’m sure that was part of the appeal early on, but it’s also such a hopeful holiday that it’s hard not to like! Later, when I first began exploring paganism and reaching out, it was the Goddess Brigid who responded — though it took me years to identify her. Brigid was my bridge back to the Tuatha Dé Danann, which truly felt like a homecoming to me. And now, though she is no longer the most important deity in my practice, she still holds a place on honor on my shrines, and I honor her every Imbolc.

I was thinking of Brigid’s three aspects of Smith, Healer, and Poet as I designed this spread — and of the alchemy of fire and water becoming the illumination of inspiration and creation. There is one card for each aspect, and I hope this spread will help you gain some insight and illumination of your own.

Brigid the Smith asks: What in your life is ready to be reforged?

Brigid the Healer asks: What are you willing to let go of, to be healed?

Brigid the Poet asks: What can you change, to make space for new inspiration?

If you try out this spread, I’d love to hear how it worked for you! But when I did it, I got massively called out, so just be aware that it might not pull the punches, lol!

#divination spreads #Imbolc #holiday #Brigid