One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The girls and young unmarried women of the household or village create a corn dolly to ...

And they let me join in. This is St Brigid’s Day. Ask most people what they associate with Ireland, and St Patrick’s Day is probably top of the list. But I’ve lived in Ireland for 17 years ...

The celebration in her hometown, southwest of Dublin, is part of Brigid 1500 — a series of observances across the world centered around the saint’s feast day of Feb. 1, marking the 1,500th ...

Sunday is Saint Brigid’s Day, One Of The Four Traditional “Cross-Quarter” Days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes. It’s named after Brigantia, the Celtic female deity of light ...

Herstory, the group behind the campaign to make St. Brigid's Day Ireland's newest bank holiday, reveals the epic story that led to "this historic moment for the women of Ireland." Editor's Note ...

Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorated the 1,500th anniversary of her death Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who’s been gaining a modern following. Many of the ...

It’s a festival that’s all about females. Which is just what the campaigners were after when they first pitched the idea of St Brigid’s Day becoming a bank holiday. “It’s really time ...