Pagans participate in torchlight ceremonies during Imbolc to celebrate the coming of spring. Flickr While many were watching to see whether the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring in ...

New beginnings and the approach of spring feature in Imbolc, a traditional Gaelic festival. Marking the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, the annual celebration falls on ...

A performer dressed as the Green Man takes part in the biennial Imbolc Celtic fire festival, to celebrate the end of Winter and the coming of Spring, in Marsden, northern England on February 6, 2016.

CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance hosts its first public ritual of the new year with Imbolc on Feb. 1 at the Gaia House Interfaith Center in Carbondale. Imbolc is the midwinter ...

Imbolc, one of the cornerstones of the ancient Celtic calendar, marks the start of the farming season. Celebrations centre around fire. Find this year's date in the multifaith calendar As the light ...

Imbolc (pronounced im-bowlk) is a Gaelic word meaning “in the belly,” and for many modern Pagans, Feb. 1 is one of four Greater Sabbats, or grand holy days, marking the seasons. Imbolc (also spelled ...