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Category: Féill Bríd

Category: Féill Bríd

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Category: Féill Bríd

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Féill Bríd
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La Féill Bríd – Imbolc – Snakes, Fire and Lustration in midwinter.

Summer is coming, everyone is rushing around, readying for spring activity. Brid is coming. Must be busy. I find it exhausting at this time of year and in this climate to be thinking this is the start of action. I need more time. I’m definitely not in any rush. The emphasis of this festival is slightly different for us.  La Féill Bríd / Brídghe is one of the festivals that sit funny with me. It’s also known as Oimelc by Cormac. Which, Meyer has interpreted it to mean legal washing and purification. Others have associated it with ewes milk as in

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