Imbolc
• Midpoint between Yule & Ostara, welcome the rebirth of the sun
• Date(s): January 31st to February 2nd
• Altar Decorations: Brigid’s cross, candle wheels, dish of snow, evergreens, grain dollies, ploughs, sun wheels, white flowers
• Activities: Cleanse & redecorate your space, plan your spring garden, review your intentions for the year, light candles to welcome the sun, make room for new beginnings, make candles
• Animals: Cow, dragon, groundhog, hibernating animals (bears), deer, lark, robin, lamb, sheep, snake, swan, vulture, wolf
• Spellwork: Fire scrying, blessing your tools, enhance creativity, take a purifying bath
• Colors: Gold, gray, light green, white, yellow, pink, spring green
• Crystals: Red stones (garnet, bloodstone, ruby), amethyst, calcite, moonstone, turquoise, carnelian, chrysocolla
- Greek: Athena, Gaia, Selene, Eros, Pan
- Celtic: Artio, Brigid
- Welsh: Bronwen
- Roman: Aradia, Diana, Februa, Lucina, Venus, Vesta, Februus, Pax
- Sumerian: Inanna
- Semitic: Dagon
• Flowers: Crocus, daffodil, iris, snowdrop
• Foods: Breads, onions, leeks, shallots, garlic, olives, dairy, egg dishes, pork dishes, scones, muffins, peppers, bread pudding, poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, apple cider, spiced/white wine, herbal teas
• Herbs/Incense: Rosemary, basil, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, wormwood, heather, hay, blackberry, Angelica, bay laurel, celandine, reed, straw
• Trees: Birch, blackthorn, rowan, sycamore, evergreen, willows