The Celtic Wheel of the Year

Last Wednesday was Imbolc or St. Brigid’s day, the celebration of winter reaching completion and the first signs of spring appearing. I say that as I look out and piles of snow and an outside thermometer reading of 10 F degrees. Perhaps it is because of the climate where I reside, but my primary sense of this holiday is that it symbolizes and celebrates Hope. The light gets noticeably brighter and the days longer. Spring is coming. New beginnings are on the horizon.

Celtic WisdomJeanne CraneFebruary 7, 2022Imbolc, festival, holiday, hope, sun, spring, celebration, St. Brigid

Leap Year and the Celts

It is a Leap Year and we are coming up on February 29, that day that once every four years reminds us that we get out of synch with the natural cycle of the sun and moon.

Read more about the history and stories that surround Leap Day and the Celts.

Celtic Wisdom, Celtic SpiritJeanne CraneFebruary 27, 2020Leap Year, Julian Calendar, Gregoria Calendar, Lunar Calendar, Leap Day, Sadie Hawkin's Dance, man vs nature, Divine Feminine, St. Patrick, St. Brigid, Cork, Amidst the Stones, Clare