#saintbrigidsday — Public Fediverse posts
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#Imbolc (or #Imbolg) marked the first day of #spring in pre-Christian #Gaelic culture. Between the darkness of winter and the brightness of summer, spring was a time of planting, or renewal, and of rebirth; as such, it was associated with the goddess #Brigid.
Brigid of Kildare was named after the goddess, so naturally she became associated with the day after being declared a saint (and absorbing many of the goddess' other attributes). That's why Imbolc is also #SaintBrigidsDay
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Happy #SaintBrigidsDay! Which also means Happy #Imbolc! We now move into the section of the year that comes between the darkness of #winter and the light of #summer - that's right, while #MetÉireann officially considers #February to be the last month of winter, Irish people know it's the first month of #spring
Three days from now, the sun will hit 315° of the ecliptic. That day is #Lichun, the first day of spring in China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.