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Category: Folklore and History

Category: Folklore and History

Happy Nollaig na mBan, 12th Night, Epiphany 2019!

on January 6, 2019June 7, 2019 by Margaret

We took down the last of our Christmas decorations today, as we always do on the 6th January, or the Epiphany; it’s a tradition carried on from my own mother, who insisted almost fearfully that every last scrap of tinsel and turkey must begone by this date, or a calamitous year of bad luck would lie […]

Imbolc in Literature – the Stirring of New Life, but Pregnant with Meaning

on February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 by Margaret

Blessed Imbolc! The ancient Gaelic celebration of Imbolc, or its Christian equivalent Candlemas, is observed today (the date moves around, but it’s usually on the 1st or 2nd February), halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.  Imbolc heralds the start of Spring, and for (Irish) Christians it marks the feast day of St […]

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