Spring traditions

customs and traditions by head afireMarch 21, 2020March 19, 2020

The kernel of the vernal

Today is the vernal equinox. It marks the juncture at which the earth starts to align an angle with the sun, which will bring some extra nurturing warmth and a stretch in light levels. Bringing the two factors conducive to more consistent plant growth into play. It is as such a feast day to the […]

customs and traditions by head afireFebruary 1, 2020January 24, 2020

3 ways of the day thats in it

Today is the 1st of February. To some that means Lá Fhéile Bríde or a Christianised ‘Saint Brigid’s day’ and to others it is Imbolc. To everyone in Ireland it is the first of Spring – not having succumb to Roman invasion, we kept our birth of spring with the birth of lambs and the […]