The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

Imbolc then is translated as ‘in the belly of the mother’ – like the seeds of plants beginning to move in thebelly of Mother Earth. Imbolc is also often celebrated on the full moon in February which ...

Halloween (the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain) marks the start of the darkest time of year because it sits evenly between ...

A noisy and impish bird, the magpie retains a grudging respect from Irish people even, in the wake of words from one of ...

Here’s an astounding fact — Brigid’s Day is the only national holiday honoring a woman in the world (except for feasts of the ...

Modern society must adopt an approach similar to that of St Brigid, “recognising that working for justice is an essential element of true compassion”, ...

As the ritual closed and the evening wound to an end, attendees enjoyed a community potluck and friendly conversation. With the scent of incense still hanging heavy in the air, ritual participants ...

The celebrations will culminate in a candlelit procession this evening, starting at St Brigid's Shrine at Faughart and ...

In an eventful night, the band celebrate their new album and an employee gets a go on the drums ...

Saint Brigid’s Day is one of Ireland’s newest official holidays and celebrates a goddess and saint. Dublin has a whole host of activities this weekend.

It also stems from another Celtic holiday called St. Brigid's Day, with the Celtic goddess Brigantia being associated with ...

Sinéad Strong is founder of Catholic Mothers Ireland, an organization that has drawn upon the life and example of St. Brigid ...