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During the month of February, the Great Solar Wheel of the year turns to Imbolc, or Candlemas, one of the four Major or Grand Sabbats celebrated each year by Wiccans and Witches throughout the world. |
Correspondences
Nature Spirits:House faeries, both of the home itself and house plants. Herbs:Balm of Gilead, hussop, myrrh, sage, spikenard. Colors:Light blue, violet. Flowers:Crocus, violet. |
Scents:Wisteria,
heliotrope. Stones:Amethyst, jasper, and rock crystal Trees: Rowan, laurel and cedar. Animals:Otter and unicorn. Birds:Eagle and chickadee Deities:Aphrodite, Brigit, Sunna |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Imbolc (Candlemas Eve) |
2 Imbolc (Candlemas) Brigit's Day (Irish) |
3 Waxing Moon (2:53pm)
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9 Narvik Sun Pageant (Norse)
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11 Full Moon (10:23) Otter Moon  |
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13
Moon in Virgo |
14 Festival of Love (Roman) St. Valentine's Day |
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18 Start of the Celtic Tree Month - Nion
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19 Waning Moon (10:27am)
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26 Solar Eclipse (9:25am)
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| February 1 - Imbolc or Candlemas Eve |
Brigit, the Celtic Earth-Mother and Goddess of fire, wisdom, poetry and sacred wells is honored on this day. In Ireland, offerings of yellow flowers are made to the Goddess at sacred wells dedicated to her.
A folk-custom still practiced in many countries, is to place a lighted candle in each and every window of the house, beginning at sundown on this date, and allowing them to continue burning until sunrise.
| February 2 - Imbolc or Candlemas |
Imbolc (means, literally 'in the belly' of the Mother) is celebrated by Wiccans and Witches throughout the world on this day. Imbolc (also known as Candlemas, Oimelc - which means 'milk of ewes', for it is also lambing season - and Lady Day), is a fire festival and celebrates the coming of Spring. The sweeping out of the old and new beginnings are symbolized by sweeping the circle with a besom.
Ancient Europeans celebrated Imbolc with a torchlight procession to purify and fertilize fields before planting season, and to give thanks to those deities and spirits associated with agriculture.
The holiday is also called 'Brigit's Day', in honor of the Irish Goddess Brigit. At her shrine in the old Irish capitol Kildare, a group of 19 priestesses (no men allowed) kept a perpetual flame burning in her honor. She was considered a Goddess of fire, patroness of smithcraft, poetry and healing. Another form of the name Brigit is Bride, and from which the name for women about to be married or handfasted appears to have originated.
| February 9 |
The Narvik Sun Pageant is held annually in northern Norway on this date to honor the Sun Goddess, Sunna. The festival begins at first Sun and continues until evening shadows darken the sky.
| February 13 |
Normally Friday is the best day of the week to work Love spells and especially so close to Valentine's Day. BUT.. with a void of course moon in Virgo for the balance of the day I would strongly suggest not doing anything type of love magic today.
| February 14 |
The Moon goes into Libra at 10:17 EST. It's only a little past full and it's Valentines day. Work love spells to your hearts content
The four day Festival of Love in honor of Aphrodite also began at this time in ancient Rome.
St. Valentines Day is celebrated annually on this date.
| February 18 |
Sun Enters Pisces
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