Ireland

Winter’s Grace (Imbolc)

February 1, 2014 9:51 PM in Garden of Eden, Top Posts { 2 comments }

See the snow line, like someone used a giant spray gun?

For the record, pronounced i-MOLK (no “b”). It actually means “in the belly” and refers to the pregnancy of ewes. According to Wikipedia, Imbolc is “one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals along with Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain.” As such, the February 1st midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox has been an [...]

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