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SEASONS OF CELEBRATION
FEBRUARY 2 ~~ IMBOLC ('tween, HIGH HOLIDAY) Astronomical Date: Sun 15 Degrees Aquarius August 1st in Southern Hemisphere An Fheille Bride, Anagantios, Brigantia, Brighid, Brigid, Brigid’s Day, Candlelaria, Candlemas, Chinese New Year, Feast of the Virgin, Festival of Light, Imbolg, Imbolic, Imbollgc, La Fheill, Lupercalia, Lupercus, Oimealg, Oimelc, Snowdrop Festival ACTIVITIES: Bless new projects Bless seeds Brigid's Crosses Brigid's Flames Burn Evergreens from Winter Holidays Candle Making Cleanse and re-consecrate ritual tools and altar Corn/Grain Dollies (Straw Brideo'gas) "Crown of Light" Decorating Ploughs Destroy Harvest Icons (Corn/Grain Dollies, etc.) Divination Indoor Planting Initiation Rites Light Candles (every window sundown burning until sunrise) Plant Bulbs & Seeds Read/Write Poetry Ritually Cleanse Home Start Spring Cleaning CAULDRON: Fertility COLORS: WHITE, yellow, mint, pink, lavender DECORATIONS: Brides Candles/Lamps Carnations Crocus Dishes Of Snow Daffodil Ewes Groundhogs White Flowers FACTS AND FOLKLORE: 'IM-bulk' or 'EM-bowlk' Candlemas means "Mass Candles" Imbolc means "in the belly" (Old Irish) Oimelc means "Ewe's Milk" (Old Irish) Februum means "Purification" (Latin) Brigid also Goddess of Holy Wells (Celtic) Brigid's Fire is symbolic transformation (healing, visions, and tempering) Brighid's snake emerges from womb of Earth Mother to test weather (origin of Ground Hog Day) Candles symbolize warming earth and reviving of life Ewes began lactating Growth time: first fertility Holiday Goddess Of Fire Brigid (Celtic) Honors young Goddess as Bride of the Sun God Lambing time Maiden honored as Bride Recovery of Goddess after birthing the God at Yule Seeds of Desire symbolically planted Sun is Springtime Maiden, bringing spring to earth Thaw releases water, all that was hindered flows FEASTING: Cheeses Deviled Eggs Ice Cream Nuts/Seeds Pudding BEVERAGES: Creams Milk |
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