In 2008 it tumble on a Saturday, which is older facts for pagans with jobs as it ruse we pass on expand time to do whatever thing to praise. Wouldn't it be older if the summit pagan festivals were ceremonial holidays?
Brigit is the Celtic goddess related with Imbolc. Her memorial at Kildare, in Ireland, had a perpetual flame and a sacred well that were tended by priestesses. In Christian period this became a nunnery and the goddess became Christianised as Saint Brigid.
Usually, personnel would beget part in well strap up ceremonies at the start of fine. This effective decorating holy wells with a few petals from preliminary plants and tying clooties - carpet of cloth - to the twigs of trees fasten to the water. Brigit is the goddess of healing, poetry and smithcraft, so it would be conquer to ask for help with an condition, a creative endeavour or a work reason for the coming appointment.
As Brigit is related with each one fire and water, a handsome and easy way of celebrating Imbolc would be to do some candle magic, perhaps using a calm candle. I wrote about how to do candle magic on November 13 last appointment. To see it, bang on this link: www.badwitch.co.uk/2007/11/candle-magic.html
Spanking vigorous thing to do would be to buy a bird sluice and place it in your garden under a tree. You might for that reason highlighter a wish on a treatise of cloth and tie it to the tree as a clootie. The rain be obliged to honestly crawl the bird sluice and endorsement wildlife to your garden similar to in the appointment if we get a dry summer.
Nearby are some contacts to other Imbolc rituals:
www.seventrees.co.uk/Imbolc%20Dedication.htm
www.paganpath.co.uk/spells rituals3a.htm
