*Ø* Blogmanac February 1| Cross-quarter day of Imbolc, or Oimelc, or Brigantia
Imbolc is the ancient pagan fire festival between Yule (later, Christmas) and the vernal (spring) equinox. That is, midway between December 22 and March 22. It is one of the four midway or cross-quarter festivals, or Greater Sabbats: Imbolc, Beltane/May Day, Lammas, Samhain/Halloween, each one halfway between an equinox and a solstice. The four Lesser Sabbats consist of the two solstices (Yule and Litha) and the two Equinoxes (Ostara and Mabon). Thus there are eight sabbats, or stations of the Wheel of the Year.
Those of us in the Southern Hemisphere who note such dates are celebrating Lammas today.
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
Imbolc is the ancient pagan fire festival between Yule (later, Christmas) and the vernal (spring) equinox. That is, midway between December 22 and March 22. It is one of the four midway or cross-quarter festivals, or Greater Sabbats: Imbolc, Beltane/May Day, Lammas, Samhain/Halloween, each one halfway between an equinox and a solstice. The four Lesser Sabbats consist of the two solstices (Yule and Litha) and the two Equinoxes (Ostara and Mabon). Thus there are eight sabbats, or stations of the Wheel of the Year.
Those of us in the Southern Hemisphere who note such dates are celebrating Lammas today.
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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