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 ...

Brigid, the highly revered Celtic goddess, beloved by poets Similarly, our Goddess had a sacred cow that suckled a king, the same as Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt. India and many other cultures revere the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brigid’s Day is the first traditional festival of the calendar year in Ireland and has been for centuries. However, it was only in ...

Catholic saint? Pagan goddess? Mythical brewer? A break in Kildare sheds light on a woman now honoured with her own bank holiday on 1 February The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a ...

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Shiva Feshareki’s Divine Feminine fails to find its focus despite soprano Emma Tring’s incandescent, fearless performance of Celtic deity Brigid ...