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Imbolc
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Also known as: Imbolg, Oimelc, Brigid's Day,
Feast of Lights (Candlemas). Groundhog's Day. First day of
Spring.
The name Imbolg means "in the belly"
and "Oimelc (ee'-melk) means "ewe's milk" both of
which refer to this as a festival of Pregnancy, Birth and
Lactation.
Date: February 1 or 15 degrees Aquarius.
Seasonal Importance: First renewal of
life. First signs of spring. First indication that the light is
truly returning to the earth (beginning of the waxing of the Sun
God's power). Hope, beginnings.
Activities: Candle-lighting. Bringing
new fire into the house. Lighting the way for the Goddess’
return. Dressing the Bride's Bed. Women's mysteries of birth and
menstruation and rites of passage into womanhood.
OTHER IMBOLC LINKS:
(offsite resources)
Candlemas Customs & Lore -
by Selena Fox
Wiccan, Pagan and Witchcraft Holidays., Imbolc Lore - by Akasha
Imbolg, Brighid's Festival -
by Wendy M. Reynolds
Imbolc - About.com Pagan/Wiccan Religion - Net Links
Gracious thanks and acknowledgement are due to Arachne Gentleheart, my mentor, for the outline from which this
information was developed.
Unless otherwise noted, all graphics and artwork on all pages of this site
are assumed to be in the Public Domain or are used with the artist's permission.
Graphics
credits and source information for all graphics can be found on this page.
All written materials are copyright by Catherine Deville, 1999, unless otherwise
noted. Please notify me immediately if you have any copyright concerns.
The Fire Cauldron, Pentacles and Chalice used in the Header of the grove
pages were downloaded from Robin
Wood's Pagan Graphic Freeware site. These graphics are © Robin Wood 1997,
and are used with permission.
The phase animated moon (Pythmoon.gif) at the top was created by
Python. Please visit his website at
Python's Sacred Space.
The Lunar Eclipse Button set was downloaded from AOL and is used by
permission of the Artist: Starznmorn@aol.com.
(Lettering on the "Top" button was done on a blank button in Lucida
Handwriting by Catherine Deville)
This page was designed with Microsoft Front Page Express ver. 2.0.2.1118 and
updated in Microsoft FrontPage 2000.
Last revised: October 07, 2005
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