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ایمبولک
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Imbolc or Imbolg (), also called '''Saint Brigid's Day''' (; ; ), is a Gaelic traditional festival on 1 February. It marks the beginning of spring and is the feast day of Saint Brigid, Ireland's patroness saint. Historically, its many folk traditions were widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Imbolc falls about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox and is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Bealtaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Saint Brigid's Day/Imbolcpublic holiday
- Holiday.type
- National
- Holiday.longtype
- Cultural,Christian (Roman Catholic, Anglican),Pagan (Celtic neopaganism, Wicca)
- Holiday.image
- Saint Brigid's cross.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Brigid's cross
- Holiday.observedby
- Historically: GaelsToday: Irish people, Scottish people, Manx people, Modern Pagans
- Holiday.significance
- coming of spring, feast day of Saint Brigid
- Holiday.date
- 1 February(or 1 August for some Neopagans in the S. Hemisphere)
- Holiday.celebrations
- feasting, making Brigid's crosses and s, visiting holy wells, spring cleaning, church services
- Holiday.relatedto
- , Candlemas, Groundhog Day
- Holiday.week_ordinal
- first
- Holiday.weekday
- Monday
- Holiday.month
- February
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
- Holiday.firsttime
- 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public holiday
- Image
- Saint Brigid's cross.jpg
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- applies to jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Commons category
- Imbolc
- day in year for periodic occurrence
- February 1
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