St Brigid's Day - today, Saturday 1 February - is traditionally marked by Catholic religious commemorations but recent years ...

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 ...

" The Biddy Boys is a tradition particularly associated with Kerry, but it's basically a group of young people dressing in ...

One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The girls and young unmarried women of the household or village create a corn dolly to ...

Braving the frigid wind tunnels in midtown Manhattan on Saturday, Feb. 1, participants heading to this annual celebration at ...

It’s a festival that’s all about females. Which is just what the campaigners were after when they first pitched the idea of St Brigid’s Day becoming a bank holiday. “It’s really time ...

Here’s an astounding fact — Brigid’s Day is the only national holiday honoring a woman in the world (except for feasts of the ...

St. Brigid has given Ireland one of its most iconic religious and cultural images — the cross that carries her name.

However, St Brigid's Day is now a public holiday in Ireland and there will be a renewed interest and emphasis on this old festival. But how did our most recent ancestors celebrate the occasion ...

How to make St. Brigid's Cross? With St. Brigid's Day upon us, learn all about the history and traditions of St. Brigid's Cross and how to make your own!

This year, February 3rd will be a public holiday to celebrate St Brigid and the traditional festival of Imbolc.

St Brigid's Day - today, Saturday 1 February - is traditionally marked by Catholic religious commemorations but recent years have seen a surge in interest for all things Brigid-themed. The ...