Imbolc then is translated as ‘in the belly of the mother’ – like the seeds of plants beginning to move in thebelly of Mother ...

The 2nd of February is also associated with Imbolc, a Celtic celebration of spring, nature, the passing of darkness and ...

Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, is encouraging members of the public to ...

Many of the participants who would have taken part in the parade wore their costumes to an open-mic night instead ...

Mark Stephen chooses some Burns favourites including his rendition of Tam O' Shanter. See more episodes. Programme website. British Broadcasting Corporation ...

No Burns Day would be complete without a haggis. Rachel heads to Glenesk where every year the locals make their own for the Tarfside Rural Burns supper. Anne Littlejohn lets Rachel into her kitchen to ...

Whether by brewing a cleansing tea, baking a honeyed bannock, or leaving a symbolic offering to nature — engaging in these ...

Kildare’s celebration of St Brigid takes place over the bank holiday weekend and beyond, and will commemorate St Brigid through the theme Her Spirit, Our Story. The programme includes several special ...

As the ritual closed and the evening wound to an end, attendees enjoyed a community potluck and friendly conversation. With the scent of incense still hanging heavy in the air, ritual participants ...

(Imbolc was a pagan festival that marked the ... In Celtic mythology, Brigid was a triple goddess — of healing, fire, and of poetry.” Catholic commentator Father Owen O’Gorman told CNA ...