The 1st of February is an important day in Ireland since the Celtic twilight. Also known as the Pagan festival of Imbolc and the Feast of St. Brigid, it marks the beginning of Springtime. Imbolc is an ancient agricultural fire festival that, like many other pre-Christian traditions, was modified and assimilated into the Catholic church as a way to erase the pagan religion.

Imbolc means “in the belly,” which didn’t refer to lockdown dadbods but pregnant ewes. In the agricultural calendar, spring has

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