Imbolg
Imbolg is the alternative form of Imbolc.
Meaning of Imbolc
Proper noun
Imbolc
- A Gaelic and Wiccan festival celebrated on 1 or 2 February which marks the beginning of spring.
- [T]hat the ancient Irish, at some remote period, did divide the year into the three seasons of Samh, summer, Gamh, winter, and Imbolc, spring (omitting the Foghmhar, or autumn), is quite evident from the fact, that Cormac Mac Cuileannain and the other old glossarists, explain Samhain, or November...1862 June 10, Eugene O’Curry, “Lecture XXX. [Of Music and Musical Instruments in Ancient Erinn.]”, in W. K. Sullivan, editor, On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish. A Series of Lectures...
- Synonyms:
- Brigid's Day, Saint Brigid's Day
Questions about Imbolg
- What is Imbolg the alternative form of?
- Imbolg is the alternative form of Imbolc.
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