• pronunciation ▸ i-MOLG
  • translation ▸ “in the belly”
• date ▸
  • traditional timing ▸ first cross-quarter
    • south 1 august
    • north 01 february (15° aquarius)
• alternate name(s) ▸ oimelc (“ewe's milk”), saint brigid's day
  • lá fhéile bríde (irish); là fhèill brìghde (scottish gaelic); laa'l breeshey (manx)
• origin ▸ celtic (gaelic)
• significance ▸ beginning of spring, feast day of saint brigid
• celebrations ▸ feasting, making brigid's crosses and brídeógs, visiting holy wells, divination, spring cleaning
• correlated celebrations ▸ candlemas, groundhog's day, lupercalia, saint valentine's day
• goddess aspect ▸ crone to maiden
• keywords ▸ fertility, purification, rebirth, renewal

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E S

• gender ▸ feminine
• element ▸ earth
• colours ▸ white, pink, pale yellow, green
• flora ▸ angelica, basil, bay laurel, blackberry, celandine, chamomile, coltsfoot, crocus, ginger, heather, iris, myrrh, rowan, snowdrop, tansy, violet, willow
• fauna ▸ burrowing animals; sheep, snake, swan
• foods ▸ bread, dairy, seeds
• gemstones ▸ amethyst, bloodstone, garnet, ruby, onyx, turquoise
• incense ▸ basil, bay, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, rosemary, vanilla, violet, wisteria
• deities ▸ Brighid
  • ♀ Aradia, Aphrodite, Bast, Ceres, Cerridwen, Gaia, Hestia, Venus, Vestia
  • ♂ Eros, Faunus, Pan
• craft ▸ Brigid's cross, Brídeóg, candle wheels, corn dollies, Priapic wands