In the Irish/Celtic tradition, this day marks the first day of spring. Hard to believe when the snowbanks are towering higher than the cars and the sidewalks are coated with a thick layer of ice! As a family we are embarking on a journey with our children to reinstate older traditions which aim to connect us to the rhythm of the day and year. Closely linked with seasons, feast days and festivals. Celebrating both the significant and mundane in life.
This book has fantastic ideas/recipes/songs and stories for guiding us in the ways of those who went before us. Today we made crosses of St. Brigid, a doll, and will tonight feast on traditional Irish foods of colcannan, boxty and dumplings. Though the kids are pretty small still, and maybe not all that aware of what's going on, it is helping mama and papa to look more deeply at what makes us human and how we are connected to the earth and each other through ancient (and newer) traditions.
Happy Imbolc and St. Brigid's Day!!!
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