#Lughnasadh and #Imbolc today for those who mark the cross-quarters (between Solstice and Equinox).

I'm thinking about the in between.
The growing and waning.
How we can be both at the same time.
What that energy feels like.

@fedpagan #Witch

Wishing a very happy #Lammas - with bonus #Supermoon #FullMoon - to everyone celebrating today! 🌾🌝🌾

(And a happy #Imbolc to everyone celebrating in the #SouthernHemisphere!)

`The #Celts did not mark the two equinoxes, when daylight and darkness are of equal length, nor the solstices in winter and summer, as most other peoples of the world do. Rather, they marked the points in between, in their great festivals of #Samhain (winter), #Imbolc (spring), #Beltane (summer), and Lughnasa (autumn). That the Celts marked the season’s midpoint rather than the point of change may relate to the insistence upon the sacredness of the center, which is both a geographical and a spiritual concept.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and Folklore`
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RT @rafa_acmewolf
#Beltane is a time of celebration and renewal, when the energy of life is palpable. This holiday is traditionally celebrated on Ma…
https://twitter.com/rafa_acmewolf/status/1652548725783289858

(winter), #Imbolc (spring), #Beltane (summer), and Lughnasa (autumn). That the Celts marked the season’s midpoint rather than the point of change may relate to the insistence upon the sacredness of the center, which is both a geographical and a spiritual concept.`
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Definitely #Imbolc in the air

Lovely final few days of #Imbolc today ⛈️

Ice on the windows;
warm inside for seed-starting.
Tis Mid-Winter’s Day.
#Haiku #Imbolc #MidWinter #Gardening #SeedStarting #Renewal #FreshStart

How's your 6th week of #Imbolc going? #Sneachta

Has somebody checked in on the #Imbolc folks. I'm concerned about them getting hyperthermia.
#Sneactha

#MythologyMonday: At #Imbolc ashes strewn on the doorstep would be checked in the morning to see if Brigit had honored the household with a visitation, which was thought to bring good luck for the year.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @kore01224
Got my scarf out for Brigid to bless and did a fire to see if she visits (in the ashes). Tomorrow I’ll light the candles to begin welcoming back the …
https://twitter.com/kore01224/status/1488358526976155649

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: Ashes from the #Lughnasa bonfires were used to bless cattle, fields and people.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @Selena_Fox
#Celtic #Pagan Fire Fest Blessings! Happy #Lughnasadh & #Imbolc to all celebrating in Northern/Southern Hemispheres!
https://twitter.com/Selena_Fox/status/759749043455037440

Check out my blog from the community garden I run for a local homeless charity. I post approx fortnightly about our allotment plots, forest skills, wildlife garden, seasonal celebrations (all photos/ names of group members are used with permission) https://ourcommunityallotment.wordpress.com/ #HorticultureTherapy #SocialAndTherapeuticHorticulture #CommunityGarden #CommunityGardening #Community #HomelessCommunity #HomelessCommunityGarden #Homeless #MutualAid #GrowingTogether #TheWheelOfTheYear #Imbolc

So trying a photo for the first time here.
Crocus flowering in Spring.
#spring #imbolc #ireland #mastodaoine #Wexford

Imbolc celebration, Seattle, 2017, ritual designed and led by my amazing wife.
#imbolc #pagan #photography

It's a long weekend here in Ireland, thanks to a new public holiday celebrating St. Brigid. It's also known as #Imbolc, which is an old Gaelic festival that celebrates the start of spring.
Anyway, after that little lesson, I'm also here to celebrate #MonDog with a photo of Scamp and Paddy out having a good old sniff around on today's walk.
#DogsOfMastodon #Tipperary #Limerick #SlieveFelims #LiamsSky

Doing my patriotic duty by celebrating the #imbolc holiday whilst abroad #sabbaticalife 🇮🇪🇪🇸

#imbolc (and #StBrigid ‘s day) is the start of Spring time. So there the #crocus appears !

It’s the new Bank holiday, best check the ashes in the fire for marks #StBrigid passed by last night, and retrieve by blessed price of cloth from outside. Now, what to do today for #imbolc ? (I know I’m six days late!)

Have a blessed #imbolc ✨

Some thoughts on Imbolc, sacred flames, and candle making.

#Pagan #Imbolc #FolkloreSunday

https://csmaccath.com/blog/imbolc2023