The pagan festival known as Imbolc is the precursor to Groundhog Day and Candlemas, all celebrated on Feb. 2.

The Gaelic festival of Imbolc is approaching, bringing together pagan and Christian traditions to welcome spring. Here's a look at the festival. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

Imbolc, February 1, now known as St. Brigid's Day, marks the Irish pagan start of spring. Kathy Scott of The Trailblazery looks at the relationship between Brigid and Imbolc.

Historically, Imbolc rituals would have focused on protecting the home, asking Brigid to guard the house from famine and fire, Wiccan priestess Courtney Weber told Religion News Service.

Imbolc is a pagan holiday celebrated from February 1 through sundown February 2, marking the start of the end of winter, or precisely the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring ...

Imbolc is celebrated by pagans to mark the end of winters and beginning of springs. The image shows performers taking part in the biennial Imbolc Celtic fire festival in Marsden, northern England ...

The annual Imbolc festival, which is based on ancient pagan traditions, is thought to have roots going back to the Celts 2,000 years ago. It has been staged near Marsden for 20 years.

“It is the night of Imbolc," responds Larsen, a former Army chaplain. Of the 16 self-described witches who have gathered on this Texas plain to celebrate a late-winter pagan festival, all but ...

“It is the night of Imbolc,” responds Larsen, a former Army chaplain. Of the 16 self-described witches who have gathered on this Texas plain to celebrate a late-winter pagan festival, all but ...