WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. − Happy Imbolc! Never heard of this Gaelic holiday? Whether you're celebrating it for the first time this year or keeping up an old family tradition, here's more information on ...

In the last centuries BC, the Celtic peoples were ruled by a priestly class: the Druids. The Druids are first mentioned in the writings of Julius Caesar, who around 50 BC wrote that Druidism ...

Imbolc has always lived in that quiet hinge between seasons—the moment when winter hasn’t fully let go, but the land has already begun its slow inhale toward spring. If you’ve ever stepped outside on ...

Pagans have begun to prepare for St. Brigid’s Day, also known as Imbolc, which is this Friday, February 1. Read More: The enduring traditions of St. Brigid's Day The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist ...

(RNS) — Brigid means many things to many people. To Catholics, she’s St. Brigid of Kildare, one of the patron saints of Ireland. To voudoun practitioners, she’s Maman Brigitte. To Wiccans and many ...

We currently stand at the precise cross-quarter moment where the Earth’s axial tilt begins to favor the Northern Hemisphere again. It is a liminal space, a threshold between the deep freeze of the ...

High holidays that are spaced fairly evenly throughout the year seem to appear just when you need them the most. I love all the holidays in the pagan wheel of the year, but Imbolc holds a special ...

New beginnings and the approach of spring feature in Imbolc, a traditional Gaelic festival. Marking the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, the annual celebration falls on ...

CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance hosts its first public ritual of the new year with Imbolc on Feb. 1 at the Gaia House Interfaith Center in Carbondale. Imbolc is the midwinter ...

As I sit to write this column, a week or so before you first lay eyes upon it, vivid sun is lighting up a dazzling winter scene beyond my window. Not only are the mountains draped in white, but our ...