Saint Brigid's Day
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Name (Latin)
Saint Brigid's Day
Other forms of name
Feast of Brigid
Imbolc
Saint Bridget's Day
Saint Brigit's Day
St. Brigid's Day
See Also From tracing topical name
Festivals Ireland
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q376333
Library of congress:
sh 96002699
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Ó Catháin, S. The festival of Brigit : Celtic goddess and Holy woman, 1995:p. ix (Oíche Fhéile Bríde (St. Brigit's Eve) and Lá Fhéile Bríde (St. Brigit's Day) celebrated 31 January and 1 February; the oldest names associated with the festival in Irish tradition was Imbolc)
- Britannica Micro.:under article for Brigit or Brigantia (ancient Celtic goddess of the poetic arts, crafts, prophecy, and divination; the quivalent of the Roman goddess Minerva and Greek Athena; was taken over into Christianity as St. Brigit; feast day was Feb. 1, which was also the date of the pagan festival of Imbolc, the season when ewes came into milk) under article forBrigit of Ireland, Saint (Brigit's feast day is Feb. 1 and is observed as far away as Australia and New Zealand)
- Holidays fest. and celebrations around the world, 1994(St. Bridget's Day; Feb. 1; St. Bridget's feast day)
- LC NAMES file, 4/2/96, n85-251450(Brigid, of Ireland, Saint, ca. 453-ca. 524)