Imbolc: The rise of Brigit for the 21st century
January can be such a dreary month after the frenzy of Christmas, so much so that my 12-year-old recently said there should be another feast to get us through winter. I told her there is, it’s called Imbolc.
Imbolc comes from the Gaelic, Im bolg, (in the belly) celebrating the very start of spring, when animals are carrying young, equally the goals people make in January for the year ahead are in progress but not yet realised.
