It is candle day or
Imbolc. For those who practice the ancient ways, Light a candle on the night of
Feb. 1st. Let it burn all night.
From The Celtic Connection;
Imbolc, (pronounced "IM-bulk" or
"EM-bowlk"), also called Oimealg, ("IM-mol'g), by the Druids, is
the festival of the lactating sheep. It is derived from the Gaelic word
"oimelc" which means "ewes milk". Herd animals have either
given birth to the first offspring of the year or their wombs are swollen and
the milk of life is flowing into their teats and udders. It is the time of
Blessing of the seeds and consecration of agricultural tools. It marks the
center point of the dark half of the year. It is the festival of the Maiden,
for from this day to March 21st, it is her season to prepare for growth and
renewal. Brighid's snake emerges from the womb of the Earth Mother to test the
weather, (the origin of Ground Hog Day), and in many places the first Crocus
flowers began to
spring forth from the frozen earth.
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