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	Imbolc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Imbolc is arguably one of the predecessors of the Christian holiday of Candlemas.
		Imbolc is conventionally celebrated on 1 February although the Celtic festival commenced on January 31.
		Imbolc is often defined as a cross-quarter day midway between the winter solstice (Yule) and the spring equinox (Ostara), and the precise midpoint is half way through Aquarius (in the northern hemisphere) or Leo (in the southern hemisphere).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Imbolc (916 words)

	Byzant Scriptorium - The Pagan Festival of Imbolc
		Imbolc (pronounced 'im-molc') is the cross-quarter festival that heralds the start of the spring quarter of the year and the end of the winter quarter.
		Imbolc is a festival of waxing light and purification, heralding the potential of spring.
		Imbolc may mean 'in the belly', a reference to the seeds of life ready to stir again in the cold earth, and to the purification of the Maiden so that she may conceive the divine child at the following festival, Ostara.
	www.byzant.com /festivals/imbolc.asp (399 words)

	Imbolc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Imbolc is a holiday sacred to the goddess Brigid in her maiden aspect.
		The word "imbolc" literally translates as "in the belly." This is a reference to the season of spring, which shall soon be born.
		Imbolc begins on February second and hence is very close to the beginning of the Roman festival of the Nones on February fifth, which marked the beginning of spring on the Roman calendar.
	ladyhedgehog.hedgie.com /holidays/imbolc.html (1185 words)

	KRANZ Imbolc
		Imbolc is the Celtic holiday of a lonely candle, celebrated in a threshold of February.
		Imbolc, on February, 1, has been closely connected to sacred fire which clears the ground and supports fertility, and awakening of the sun from winter dream.
		Imbolc also known as the Holiday of Torches, Oimelk and Oimelg (ewes milk), in Scots Gaelic, the holiday is called La Feill Bhride (holiday of Brid or Brigit), the Holiday of Master, Festival of Snowdrops and under other names.
	www.kranz.com.ua /Gallery/Imbolc_Kranz_DocE.htm (493 words)

	Imbolc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Imbolc, another of the ancient Celtic fire festivals, was marked by the kindling of the sacred fires to encourage the return of the sun and is often referred to as the Festival of Lights.
		Imbolc is a feast honoring the Goddess Brigid of the Tuatha De Danann, as well as, a feast of the hearth and home.
		The Festival of Imbolc is the origin of the Christian festival of Candlemas.
	www.whisperinglakegrove.org /rituals/imbolc.htm (435 words)

	Imbolc Traditions - ADF Neopagan Druidism
		Imbolc is a festival of purification and a celebration of the first signs of spring.
		The eve of Imbolc is the best time of the year to perform divinations specifically pertaining to the future welfare and prosperity of your family.
		During the day before Imbolc, the woman of the house or women of the grove should take a small piece of cloth (larger if it is for the entire grove) and lay it on a bush outside.
	www.adf.org /rituals/celtic/imbolc/imbolc-traditions.html (1675 words)

	Celebrating Imbolc
		She is celebrated at Imbolc because it is she who brought spring to the land and the lighting of fires celebrated the increasing power of the Sun over the coming months.
		Imbolc is a Sabbat of fertility, inspiration, healing, and purification.
		Imbolc rituals were performed to harness divine energy that would ensure a steady supply of food until the harvest six months later.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/pagan_parenting/113295 (426 words)

	Imbolc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By November 1st, the harvest is in and the seeds of the winter crops are planted.
		As Imbolc is sacred to Bridget, you will want to call Her into your space in some way.
		In any event, at Imbolc, after invoking Bridget and any other deities of choice that you might want to have with you, spend some time thinking about the seed (or seeds) that are quickening within you.
	www.geomancy.org /quarter&cross/imbolc.html (1387 words)

	Imbolc by Susa E. Black
		Imbolc 44, or Óimelc 45, occurring the first of February, is one of the four major Celtic festivals in the year, going back to Druid times.
		The rite of Imbolc is a women’s ceremony, where the coming of Spring is celebrated with Brighid’s feast (Maiden aspect of Goddess), and the waning of the Cailleach’s winter power is acknowledged (Crone aspect of Goddess).
		Imbolc rites solicit the return of light and warmth, the beginning of a new season of growth and abundance, planting, fertility and health.
	druidry.org /obod/festivals/imbolc (6562 words)

	Imbolc
		Imbolc is the time when the Land begins to wake up after it's long winter slumber.
		Imbolc is a time for purifications and lustrations with local spring water and the lighting of candles and fires to encourage the Land in Her new pregnancy.
		In 2006 the solar cross-quarter day for Imbolc falls on February 3rd, the next full moon is on the 13th.
	www.celtictale.com /feis/imbolc.htm (998 words)

	Imbolc Southern Hemisphere August 1 : Fool Moon
		Celtic traditions, at the time of Imbolc, The Goddess Brighid is pregnant with the seed of the sun.
		Imbolc literally means ‘in milk” and traditionally marked the lactation period of sheep and cows.
		Imbolc is also the time for transformation, rebirth, new beginnings, initiations, inspirations, writings, poetry, cleansing and purification.
	foolmoon.com /showflat.php?Board=UBB8&Number=264702 (285 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Imbolc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Imbolc (pronounced 'im'olk' also known as Oimelc) comes from an Irish word that was originally thought to mean 'in the belly' although many people translate it as 'ewe's milk' (oi-melc).
		Imbolc was one of the cornerstones of the Celtic calendar.
		As winter stores of food were getting low Imbolc rituals were performed to harness divine energy that would ensure a steady supply of food until the harvest six months later.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/paganism/festivals/imbolc.shtml (307 words)

	Imbolc in Yesterday's Ireland & Scotland
		Imbolc was a time when farmers and fishermen depended on steady imporvement in the weather.
		The Imbolc rituals would be performed at least in part to ensure a new crop of healthy lambs.
		Finally, Imbolc emphasized human fertility necessary for families and households to grow and maintain their position on the land and in the tribe.
	www.applewarrior.com /celticwell/ejournal/imbolc/yesterdays.htm (2427 words)

	Celtic Tradition Imbolc Peter Vallance
		The old name Imbolc occurs only in the very old literature and the modern Gaelic name for Imbolc is Óiche Fheil Bhrighide which means the Eve of the festival of Brighid.
		The festival of Imbolc is also the origin of the Christian festival of Candlemas which is usually celebrated on February the second.
		The festival of Imbolc then can be seen to be one with ancient Celtic origins in honour of the goddess Brighid and the returning of Spring.
	www.aislingmagazine.com /aislingmagazine/articles/TAM26/CelticRoots.html (2516 words)

	Astrology: Imbolc - StarIQ.com
		Imbolc, also called "Midwinter," literally means “in the belly,” and at this time we are deep in the belly of winter, held in gestation for the coming spring at the Vernal Equinox around March 21.
		Imbolc is like the first movements of the fetus preparing for birth.
		Imbolc was such a powerful holiday for the Celts that the Catholics seem to have piled meaning after meaning on it either to fully co-opt the event, or to obscure the truth.
	www.stariq.com /Main/Articles/P0002096.HTM (932 words)

	Imbolc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Imbolc comes at that time of year associated with beginning growth and our celebrations center around the very beginnings of spring.
		Brigit's holiday was chiefly marked by the kindling of sacred fires, since she symbolized the fire of birth and healing, the fire of the forge, and the fire of poetic inspiration.
		Imbolc is not only a celebration of the rebirth of the earth but also a time for purification and (as in the theme of the impending spring) renewal.
	lilpagan.hyperchat.com /paghimbolc.html (491 words)

	NATURALIST'S ALMANAC \| FEBRUARY 1 \| IMBOLC
		Imbolc meant the beginning of spring for the Celtic peoples of northern Europe and the British Isles.
		Lambs were born and with them came the promise of new life and the beginning of a new agricultural year that would proceed through Beltane (May 1), Lughnasa (August 1), and Samhain (November 1).
		As these Celts were converted, they associated the new Christian Candlemas with their old Imbolc — and therefore with the beginning of spring.
	www.naturalistsalmanac.com /0201Imbolc.html (434 words)

	Hearth and Home Witchery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Imbolc also marks midwinter as it has been six weeks since Yule and is six weeks until the Spring Equinox.
		This is a time for cleaning, purification(home and body), planning our year's garden, blessing and planting seeds indoors (well for most places, the most northern US states and parts of Canada usually have to wait until closer to Ostara before planting seeds).
		On the eve of Imbolc, one tradition is to put a lighted candle(some traditions use red) in every window to help welcome back the Sun.
	hearthnhomewitchery.tripod.com /celebrations/oimelc/oimelc.html (470 words)

	Imbolc
		Started in 1997, Imbolc consists of four persons who are devoted to playing METAL in it's purest form.
		In the future Imbolc will bring their music to new extremities as long as what consists in our sick little minds can be realized in live-performances.
		Imbolc hopes to become a much seen band on various stages through out the country.
	www.brutalism.com /imbolc.html (842 words)

	Imbolc, The Goddess Transforms to Maiden - Pagan
		The holiday of Imbolc, pronounced “IM-bulk” or “EM-bowlk”, has it’s name derived from the Gaelic “oimele” which means “ewes milk.” This major Sabbat lies opposite Lammas, and represents the very beginning of spring.
		The plough is an integral part of Imbolc ritual, this being the earliest time of year in Europe to begin ground breaking or preparations for spring planting.
		Imbolc is when the first spring cleaning can be done.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art16719.asp (434 words)

	Gaelic Fire Festivals: Imbolc/An Fheille Bride
		Imbolc (im-molc), also called An Fhéill Bhride (The Feast of Brighid) or Là Fhéill Bhride (Feast Day of Brighid), is perhaps the least written about of the Fire Festivals of Ireland.
		In Ireland and Scotland the first stirrings of spring are said to be witnessed by the start of lactation (or rather pre-lambing readying of the udders) of the ewes.
		Even if Brighid is not the main focus of your worship, consider making a small altar to Her at your "hearth." This may just be a space in your kitchen near your stove that includes a white candle and a Brighid's Cross (and equal arm cross of straw).
	www.cyberpict.net /sgathan/essays/imbolc.htm (1140 words)

	Pi-Songs > Sabbats > Imbolc
		Imbolc, traditionally marked on February 2nd, is also known as Oimelc or the Feast of Brighid in honor of the Irish Goddess Brighid.
		Imbolc literally means "in the belly", and Oimelc means "Ewe's milk" in reference to the time pregnant ewes start to lactate.
		Michael Hall presents this Imbolc Ritual for Solitaries based on a combination of the lore of the Wicca and some of the afro-caribbean diaspora traditions of Paganism and Magick.
	www.witchway.org /sabbats/imbolc.shtml (705 words)

	Use Imbolc to Ask for Brighid's Inspiration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Imbolc is the pregnancy of spring, the first stirring of seeds sown in autumn.
		Around the Northern Hemisphere, Imbolc is a time of beginnings, of hopes for success in the coming year.
		Imbolc comes strongly associated with a Celtic goddess who oversees inspiration.
	www.widdershins.org /vol7iss7/03.htm (2349 words)

	Imbolc
		At Imbolc the Goddess is mother to the God, feeding him from her own body.
		Imbolc means "in the womb" or "in the belly" and so we understand that the renewal of life at this time is still very much an internal process.
		I chose the California Laurel for Imbolc because it is an evergreen tree and so is symbolic of immortality just as milk is. It is sacred to Apollo, lord of light, and so reminds us of the importance of this turning of the wheel.
	home.earthlink.net /~yvonr/pagan/yearwheel/imbolc.html (410 words)

	Imbolc
		The original title of Candlemas was Imbolc, meaning "in the belly" or "the surrounding belly" - a reference to the fertile Mother Earth.
		It was believed that if the day of Imbolc was cloudy and wintry, then winter had spent itself, and spring could commence.
		Most Imbolc rituals center around a fire, and many modern Imbolc rituals involve sending up specific requests to the Goddess within the Imbolc fire.
	www.spiritweavers.org /imbolc.htm (776 words)

	Imbolc 1999 Section 1
		Imbolc (pronounced "IM-bulk", "IM mol'g" or "EM-bowl/k") is one of the Greater Wiccan Sabbats and is usually celebrated on February 2nd.
		The name "Imbolc" or "Oimelc", which is derived from Gaelic, means "ewe's milk" after the lactating sheep that are feeding their first born lambs of the new season at this time of year.
		Imbolc is a time to honor the Virgin Goddesses, along with the first signs of returning life in a frozen Winterland.
	www.cauldrons-broomsticks.net /1999Imbo.htm (3257 words)

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