In the Celtic year this was originally the pastoral Festival
of Imbolg celebrating the coming into milk of the ewes
(sheep).
It is sacred to the Goddess
Brigid, a truine Goddess of
Fertility, Poetry and Healing.
When later Christianized it became known as St.
Brigid’s Day but the ancient rites and superstitions associated with
it are still carried on.
A ribbon or cloth exposed on St. Brigid’s Eve became
endowed with curative powers and St. Brigid’s
Crosses hung in the house and byre were believed to protect
the home and livestock from evil.
