The church turned that holiday into All Saint’s Day, according to the Library of Congress. Finally, that brings us to Imbolc, which marked the beginning of spring. Imbolc was celebrated on Feb ...

Imbolc is also sometimes celebrated as the festival of the Celtic goddess Bríd or Brigid, who is often conflated with the Catholic saint Brigit. Saint Brigit of Ireland’s feast day is February 1.

Its counterpart on the other side of Yule is Imbolc, which starts at sundown on the last day of January. Imbolc translates as “ewe’s milk” and marks the time (at least in the United Kingdom ...