With two weeks left before Imbolc comes around I decided to do a post for Imbolc. Imbolc is one of the four original Celtic holidays. The Celts divided their year into the dark and light halves. Imbolc is sacred to the goddess Bridget and it's a time that the Eews start producing milk. So it's a pretty important holiday. The producing of milk is the first sign that life is coming back.
Imbolc also marks the half-way point in winter. Even though it's cold outside the sun is getting closer and closer to us and the warm weather will come back with it. I start celebrating Imbolc on the 31st of this month and don't end it until the sun goes down on the second of February. Another tradition that's done around this time of year is a horrible holiday called Groundhogs Day. It's believes that if the groundhog sees it's shadow there will be six more weeks of winter, even though winter does last for six more weeks.
If it doesn't see it's shadow then it will be an early spring. This year, he better not see his dang shadow. I hope that you all have a good Imbolc and be well.
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