Brigid is Ireland’s first native saint, the most celebrated Irish female saint ... the middle of the Spring season and is also referred to as the Spring Equinox. May Day, the 1st of May ...

But we also have the spring equinox, when we have equal hours of ... St Brigid's Day is linked to the Celtic festival of Imbolc, heralding the return of spring. The Celtic Goddess Bríd was ...

Traditionally, the Celtic calendar, which is still celebrated ... The astronomical autumn, scientifically defined by the equinox when day and night are nearly equal in length, falls on 23 ...

spring equinox, summer solstice, autumn equinox and more. Many of these festivals stem from pre-Christian pagan traditions in Europe, including Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Germanic cultures.

Equinox comes from the Latin for “equal” and “night.” As the sun crosses the equator (Earth’s midline), the hours of daylight and nighttime are very nearly equal. The equinoxes are the ...