Just looking to see if anyone know about Imbolc and would like to share and also share what they do on that day??

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I don't celebrate it. Though I know what it is.

Lance wrote:

I don't celebrate it. Though I know what it is.

Would you care to share??? Just trying to learn more about it.

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Charise wrote:

Just looking to see if anyone know about Imbolc and would like to share and also share what they do on that day??

I'm pretty sure it's to celebrate the gathering power of light over darkness. The first signs that spring is nearing. That's the thing I miss most about Wicca: all the lovely spring Sabbats. =(

Hagia Sophia wrote:

Charise wrote:

Just looking to see if anyone know about Imbolc and would like to share and also share what they do on that day??

I'm pretty sure it's to celebrate the gathering power of light over darkness. The first signs that spring is nearing. That's the thing I miss most about Wicca: all the lovely spring Sabbats. =(

I didn't relize it was wiccan I thought that it was celtic and thats why i wanted to know.

Charise wrote:

Hagia Sophia wrote:

Charise wrote:

Just looking to see if anyone know about Imbolc and would like to share and also share what they do on that day??

I'm pretty sure it's to celebrate the gathering power of light over darkness. The first signs that spring is nearing. That's the thing I miss most about Wicca: all the lovely spring Sabbats. =(

I didn't relize it was wiccan I thought that it was celtic and thats why i wanted to know.

I think maybe Wiccans borrowed it from Celtic tradition. No clue about it's origins. I just know that when I was a Wiccan, it was one of my favorite Sabbats next to Ostara. =)

Hagia Sophia wrote:

Charise wrote:

Hagia Sophia wrote:

Charise wrote:

Just looking to see if anyone know about Imbolc and would like to share and also share what they do on that day??

I'm pretty sure it's to celebrate the gathering power of light over darkness. The first signs that spring is nearing. That's the thing I miss most about Wicca: all the lovely spring Sabbats. =(

I didn't relize it was wiccan I thought that it was celtic and thats why i wanted to know.

I think maybe Wiccans borrowed it from Celtic tradition. No clue about it's origins. I just know that when I was a Wiccan, it was one of my favorite Sabbats next to Ostara. =)

Ok thanks

Charise wrote:

Hagia Sophia wrote:

Charise wrote:

Hagia Sophia wrote:

Charise wrote:

Just looking to see if anyone know about Imbolc and would like to share and also share what they do on that day??

I'm pretty sure it's to celebrate the gathering power of light over darkness. The first signs that spring is nearing. That's the thing I miss most about Wicca: all the lovely spring Sabbats. =(

I didn't relize it was wiccan I thought that it was celtic and thats why i wanted to know.

I think maybe Wiccans borrowed it from Celtic tradition. No clue about it's origins. I just know that when I was a Wiccan, it was one of my favorite Sabbats next to Ostara. =)

Ok thanks

You might want to ask The Tart of Tolkein about it. She's a Celtic recon, I think.

Thanks

From wicca.timerift.net:



Goddess recovers from childbirth, becomes Maiden.

Imbolc is the beginning of Spring. The child God continues to mature, as can be witnessed in the lengthening days, and celebrations frequently center around light. The Crone Goddess of Winter makes way for the Maiden, who has recovered from childbirth and prepares the earth to begin its growth cycle once more. Imbolc is therefore also a holiday of purification, a stripping away of the old in anticipation of the new.



Historically, Imbolc was an Irish holiday specifically dedicated to Brigid or Bride, goddess of creativity, smithing, and healing.



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Hagia Sophia wrote:

From wicca.timerift.net:



Goddess recovers from childbirth, becomes Maiden.

Imbolc is the beginning of Spring. The child God continues to mature, as can be witnessed in the lengthening days, and celebrations frequently center around light. The Crone Goddess of Winter makes way for the Maiden, who has recovered from childbirth and prepares the earth to begin its growth cycle once more. Imbolc is therefore also a holiday of purification, a stripping away of the old in anticipation of the new.



Historically, Imbolc was an Irish holiday specifically dedicated to Brigid or Bride, goddess of creativity, smithing, and healing.



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hmm...ok a little different that what I had read and thanks.

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Charise wrote:

Just looking to see if anyone know about Imbolc and would like to share and also share what they do on that day??

February 2, Imbolic (Celtic): Candlemas, Imbollgc Brigantia (Caledonii), Lupercus (Strega)



'Candlemas' is the Christianized name for the holiday. The older Pagan names were Imbolc and Oimelc.



The holiday is also called 'Brigit's Day', in honor of the great Irish Goddess Brigit.



'Imbolc' means, literally, 'in the belly' (of the Mother). For in the womb of The Mother, The new seed that was planted in her womb at the solstice is quickening.



You can also think of it as -



The earliest whisperings of Springtide as the Goddess nurtures Her Young Son/Sun, birthed at the Winter Solstice.



A time of the year associated with beginnings and growth.



Imbolc or Candlemas is a Sabbat that celebrates the midwinter and the return of the sun.



It is tradition for every candle or lamp in the house to be lit for a while, welcoming the return of the Sun.