St Brigids Day

The feast day of Ireland's matron saint

St Brigid Picture

St Brigids Day is a Gaelic tranditional festival celebrated on February 1st, marking the beginning of Spring. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with: Bealtaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain. On St Brigid's Eve, Brigid was said to visit virtuous households and bless the inhabitants. As Brigid represented the light half of the year, and the power that will bring people from the dark season of winter into spring, her presence was very important at this time of year. Before going to bed, people would leave items of clothing or strips of cloth outside for Brigid to bless. The clothes or strips of cloth would be brought inside, and believed to now have powers of healing and protection. Although many of its cutoms died out in the 20th century, it is still observed by Christians as a religious holiday. Traditionally, people made "St Brigids Crosses" out of woven rushes on this day.
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