#brigid's day

[drithligh]

🔥🌊Beannachtaí Bhríde - Brigid's Blessings 🇮🇪🙏🌱

[julesofnature]

Imbolc or Brigid's Day (February 1st or 2nd) celebrates the midpoint between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox. Deeply rooted in Gaelic history, Imbolc intertwines with the ancient celebration of Brigid, the Celtic goddess of hearth, poetry, and healing. As the wheel of the year turns, Imbolc heralds the waning of winter and the impending arrival of spring. The word Imbolc is derived from the Old Irish word "Imbolg," meaning "in the belly," and this Gaelic festival symbolizes the burgeoning life nestled within the womb of the Earth.

Brigid's cross is named for Brigid of Kildare, the only female patron saint of Ireland.

[comahonyart]

Busy little Bee

Brigid's Day 2026

[arwendeluhtiene]

Imbolc ’s lá fhéile Bríde shona daoibh! The start of February marks the festivity of Imbolc, the beginning of Spring in the Celtic calendar, and it is celebrated in Ireland as Brigid’s Day 🎶☀️🍃 . The last three edits 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. One of these edits focuses on her protective warlike aspect ⚒️ . My Brigid reenactment posts

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[dvoeverie-stitches]

I adapted this pattern to cross stitch.

[hollifo]

Imbolg | Watercolour

Imbolg/Brigid's day blessings, and positive new beginnings to all!

[witchofbonesandkeys]

Imbolc spread in my art grimoire.

[briarhide]

Happy Imbolc/St. Brigid's Day!

This year marks 1,500 years since the death of Saint Brigid (sometimes Anglicised to Bridget), one of the three patron saints of Ireland along with Patrick and Columba. Yet it has been theorised that the legend of Brigid's sainthood may in fact be a Christianised version of the goddess Brigid of ancient Celtic legend, who shares similar attributes of peacemaking, wisdom and creativity, connections with cattle and springtime, and even the same celebratory day, with Brigid's feast day Imbolc also taking place on February 1st.

In this artwork, I depicted Brigid with a white, red-eared cow; as a saint, Brigid is often shown with imagery of cows due to her helping tend her family's cattle in her youth, but as a goddess, she is said to be often accompanied by a magical white, red-eared cow whose milk she was reared on as a child. She holds a 'Brigid's Cross' made from woven rushes, traditionally displayed over doorways of houses to protect against evil.

The goddess Brigid is also associated with blacksmithing, poetry, healing, childbirth, fire and the hearth. Furthermore, although St. Patrick tends to be better-known, Brigid's status as both Christian saint, pagan goddess and all-round icon of female strength makes her perhaps even more accessible to all regardless of faith, and certainly makes her one of the most important figures in Irish culture and legend.