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That Imbolc was an important time to the ancient inhabitants of Ireland can be seen at the Mound of the Hostages in Tara, Ireland. Here, the inner chamber is perfecty aligned with the rising sun of both Imbolc and Samhain.
In the modern Irish Calendar, Imbolc is variously known as the Feast of St. Brigid (Secondary Patron of Ireland) and Lá Feabhra - the first day of Spring.
The holiday is a festival of light, reflecting the lengthening of the day and the hope of spring. It is traditional to light all the lamps of the house for a few minutes on Imbolc, and rituals often involve a great deal of candles.
A few modern Pagans argue that the Christian feast of Candlemas was a christianization of the feast of Imbolc. However, there is no evidence that Imbolc was celebrated in pre-Christian times anywhere other than in IrelandThe island of Ireland ire in Irish, Airlann in Ulster Scots) is the third-largest island in Europe. It lies on the west side of the Irish Sea, close to the island of Great Britain. It is composed of the Republic of Ireland in the south and Northern Irelan (where the only written accounts of it appear), whereas the celebration of Candlemas began in the Mediterranean region).
Imbolc is a Cross-quarter dayA cross-quarter day is a day falling halfway between one of the four main solar events (two solstices and two equinoxes) and the next one. These originated as pagan holidays in Northern Europe and the British Isles, and survive in modern times as neopagan. Among the sabbats, it is preceded by YuleFor information on Sir Henry Yule, please see Henry Yule. Yule is the midwinter solstice Blot (celebration) in Asatru, the pagan practices of the Germanic peoples prior to the arrival of Christianity. Today, it is one of the eight solar holidays, or sabba and followed by OstaraOstara is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism. It is celebrated on the spring equinox, in the northern hemisphere circa March 21 and in the southern hemisphere circa September 23. The name may refer to an ancient Germanic goddess nam.
See also Wheel of the YearIn Neopaganism, the Wheel of the Year is the natural cycle of the seasons, commemorated by the eight Sabbats''. Because one tenet of Neopaganism is that all of nature is cyclical, the passing of time is also seen as a cycle, a wheel which turns and turns..
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