News — FEBRUARY
A Pagan Valentine's Day?
CELTIC FESTIVALS FEBRUARY ORIGINS OF VALENTINE'S DAY PAGAN SPRING VALENTINE'S DAY
There's been a lot of speculation over Lupercalia being the original, pre-Christian, Pagan Valentine's Day. Here we've sifted through the evidence and come to our own conclusions...
Imbolc - Let's Party Like the Celts
CELTIC FESTIVALS FEBRUARY IMBOLC PAGAN SPRING WHEEL OF THE YEAR
Hands up who is fed up with Winter now? I’m guessing there’s a few hands up and mine is firmly raised my friends, I can not wait to bathe in the warm glow of mid-summer sunshine. What things get you through the coldest, dullest months of the year? What brings a little light and hope into your world in this season? The Celts of Britain and other areas of similar latitudes felt just the same. They needed a spark of hope and warmth as their Winters dragged on and in true Celtic style the festival of Imbolc (Candlemas to...