Imbolc is the pagan holiday that lands between the Winter Solstice (Yule) and the Spring Equinox (Ostara) on the Wheel of the Year. It is celebrated from February 1 through sunset on February 2nd. Imbolc has ancient Celtic roots and is associated with the goddess Brigid.
Imbolc is about purification, cleansing, and clearing away stagnation that built up over the winter months. We begin to sense the potential of warmth and light ahead, which makes our inner fire kindle brighter, too.
Based on a Celtic tradition, Imbolc was meant to mark the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox in Neolithic Ireland and Scotland. The holiday is celebrated by Wiccans...
In my book, Imbolc is one of the most hopeful of the festivals and feast days in the wheel of the year. Like all cross-quarter days and fire festivals (also known as sabbats), Imbolc brings an opportunity to align with the energy of the Sun, the Earth, and the Goddess.
Imbolc, (Middle Irish, probably literally, “milking”), ancient Celtic religious festival, celebrated on February 1 to mark the beginning of spring. The festival apparently was a feast of purification for farmers and has been compared to the Roman lustrations.
Imbolc, celebrated on February 1st, marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It is a festival deeply rooted in Celtic tradition, symbolizing the awakening of the earth and the first stirrings of spring.
Imbolc is a pre-Christian Irish festival observed in Wicca and neopaganism. Celebrated on Feb. 1-2 in the Gregorian calendar, Imbolc marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.