Droits réservés I have recently learnt that the mid-point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox is called Imbolc, and it is this period that we are experiencing right now.

The holiday, called Lá Fhéile Bríde in the Irish language, celebrates Ireland's only female patron saint and the Gaelic festival of Imbolc. The day is marked with celebrations, woven crosses ...