Herstory launches campaign to make St. Brigid's Day a national holiday, ahead of Feb 1, marking the beginning of spring and the Celtic festival of Imbolc. Herstory, a movement that aims to write women ...

Spring in Ireland officially starts on St Brigids Day which is February the 1st in our calendar? Which may not be accurate as this is a celebration that has its roots along way back in pre-christian ...

Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorated the 1,500th anniversary of her death Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who’s been gaining a modern following. Many of the ...

St. Brigid's Day, celebrated on February 1st, honors both the Christian saint and the ancient Celtic goddess Brigid. It marks the beginning of spring in Ireland and highlights the festival's deep ties ...

On a cold winter night, a solemn group has gathered to bear witness to the hope of spring. Three women cross to the middle of the room. The first, dressed in red, strikes an anvil to invoke the ...

In Ireland, Feb. 1 marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of “Lá Fhéile Bríde” — St. Brigid’s Day. For Irish Catholics, the day has always been significant, as St. Brigid is one of ...

Devotees of St. Brigid celebrated her Sunday with the return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint of Ireland. The festivities came about a millennium after her remains were removed ...