| Imbolc If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight. If Candlemas day clouds and rain, Winter is gone, and will not come again. - E. Holden |
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The Brigit's cross is a Celtic Sun Wheel woven from rushes or reeds. They are often made at Imbolc and hung at the
entrance of the home as a blessing and for protection. To make one you will need You will need 16 reeds, rushes,
or pieces of straw.
entrance of the home as a blessing and for protection. To make one you will need You will need 16 reeds, rushes,
or pieces of straw.
1. To begin take the shortest piece and hold it upright. Then take a second straw, fold it in half
and wrap it around the center of the first straw so that it opens to the right.
and wrap it around the center of the first straw so that it opens to the right.
Repeat this process until at least 12 straws have been woven into the design. Add each
straw at the top so it opens to the right, then turning the entire assemblage 90 degrees
counter-clockwise, and repeat. When you have finished secure the ends of the arms of the
Cross with twine, elastic, or ribbon and trim the ends so that they are even.
straw at the top so it opens to the right, then turning the entire assemblage 90 degrees
counter-clockwise, and repeat. When you have finished secure the ends of the arms of the
Cross with twine, elastic, or ribbon and trim the ends so that they are even.
2. Pull it tight and rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
3. Take a third straw and wrap it around the center of the second straw so that it is opens to
the right.
the right.
4. Pull it tight and rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
5. Take a fourth straw and wrap it around the center of the third straw so that it opens to
the right.
the right.
6. Pull it tight and rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise. Take a fifth straw and wrap it
around the center of the fourth straw so that it opens to the right.
around the center of the fourth straw so that it opens to the right.
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February 2 - Cross-quarter day, Earth festival, The year’s first fire festival
Before modern life, being human was a difficult thing. To survive took planning. Communities relied on
each other and worked together to ensure the group survived. To them time was circular rather than
linear. They saw the year, marked with its seasonal change, as a great tuning wheel that shifted the
world from light to darkness, spring to summer, fall, then winter, the world from bounty to want. They
created calendars set by the waxing and waning of the moon, divided into quarter by the solstices and
equinoxes. Imbolc, also known as Candlemas, is held on February 2nd, halfway between the winter
solstice and the spring equinox making it a cross-quarter day on the wheel of the year calendar. Imbolc
celebrates the waking of nature as Imbolc means ‘in the belly’ which referred to the pregnant ewes who
were about to birth their lambs replenishing the food stores that were depleted from the barren winter
months.
Imbolc is an earth festival celebrating the return of life to the world for not only are the daylight hours
FebruaryIMBOLC OR CANDLEMAS
February 2 - Cross-quarter day, Earth festival, The year’s first fire festival
Before modern life, being human was a difficult thing. To survive took planning. Communities relied on
each other and worked together to ensure the group survived. To them time was circular rather than
linear. They saw the year, marked with its seasonal change, as a great tuning wheel that shifted the
world from light to darkness, spring to summer, fall, then winter, the world from bounty to want. They
created calendars set by the waxing and waning of the moon, divided into quarter by the solstices and
equinoxes. Imbolc, also known as Candlemas, is held on February 2nd, halfway between the winter
solstice and the spring equinox making it a cross-quarter day on the wheel of the year calendar. Imbolc
celebrates the waking of nature as Imbolc means ‘in the belly’ which referred to the pregnant ewes who
were about to birth their lambs replenishing the food stores that were depleted from the barren winter
months.
Imbolc is an earth festival celebrating the return of life to the world for not only are the daylight hours