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St. Brigid's Cross | 9.5" x 9.5" x 1" | Made in Ireland | All Handcrafted, All Natural Saint Brigid's Cross | Mounted On Unique Irish Scenic History Card

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The tradition of weaving her cross from reeds for 1st February, to celebrate the arrival of Spring, continues to this day in rural Ireland. Since the foundation of St Augustine’s Abbey in Ramsgate in 1856 and since we relocated to Chilworth in Surrey in 2011, the Benedictine monks have sought various ways to support themselves. Sanctuary Polish is made using genuine turpentine, following a traditional recipe which is sure to nourish and protect all manner of home furnishings from dining room tables to parquet floors. In ancient Celtic tradition, the holiday of Imbolc is observed on February 1 or 2 as a day to celebrate Bríd transforming from a cailleach ("witch") into a maiden who collects kindling to make a fire in the winter that will warm the spring and make her young again. The prevailing Christian folklore surrounding Brigid's cross involves the deathbed conversion of an Irish pagan chieftain, in some stories her father.

He jokingly agreed to give her as much as her cloak could cover, but her cloak somehow expanded to cover several acres of land! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.From a young age, nomadic parents placed a strong emphasis on education in real experience and the outdoors - a trait which has carried through her life and into her career. Although some of the monks had never heard of using beeswax for cosmetic purposes, a recipe was soon discovered and production of Sanctuary Balm began. As she spoke, the chieftain’s heart was touched, and he converted to Christianity, receiving baptism before his passing.

As modern-day practitioners of neo-paganism seek to reconnect with the natural world and ancient spiritual traditions, Imbolc has captured their imagination as a sacred and meaningful religious holiday. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. Followers of the ancient Celtic traditions in Ireland believe that the cross was associated with the pagan festival Imbolg, which signaled the end of winter and the beginning of spring. These were and still are traditionally made from either reeds or straw (but feel free to make them from paper or whatever is available to you. In addition, the day of celebration to mark Saint Brigid falls on the same feast day for the Celtic goddess Brigid: the traditional Gaelic festival of Imbolc.While customs during this day have evolved over the years, from placing bread on windowsills to lighting a bonfire, there is one aspect of it that has remained consistent over the years: St. The ancient Irish people held Brigid in high esteem and regarded her as a powerful deity who played a vital role in their daily lives.

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