- pronunciation ▸ i-MOLG
- translation ▸ “in the belly”
- date ▸ 01 February (15° Aquarius)
- traditional timing ▸ first cross-quarter
- alternate name(s) ▸ Oimelc (“ewe's milk”), Saint Brigid's Day
- origin ▸ Gaelic
- 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
O T H E R
feb 3 2017 ∞
feb 10 2018 +