Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Got Imbolc Ideas?

I've posted two articles about Imbolc over on Gaiatribe: Ideas for a Thinking Planet:
Preparing for Imbolc
Imbolc Food and Decorations

If you need resources for the upcoming holiday, those two posts contain some historic background, theme ideas, food and decoration ideas, plus links to many online resources and books.

So, what are you folks planning for Imbolc? Our coven is hosting a ritual on Sunday.
Tags: holiday, paganism, spirituality
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  • 9 comments
bodhifox

bodhifox

January 31 2009, 00:39:24 UTC 12 years ago

I'm going to east whistle pig if it sees its shadow.
jrittenhouse

jrittenhouse

January 31 2009, 04:18:00 UTC 12 years ago

I'm in that group. I even married one. How's that for a marmot fancier, eh?
ditenebre

ditenebre

February 1 2009, 08:06:17 UTC 12 years ago

I believe I've heard comments that we'll have something Imbolc-related as part of our circle tomorrow evening, just not sure what yet.

Thanks for the links. We're supposed to take a main dish for the potluck, so seeing some ideas for Imbolc food is helpful.
talix18

talix18

February 2 2009, 16:27:02 UTC 12 years ago

Our Imbolc (which our tradition calls Candlemas, which has never made sense to me) included burning down all the half-used candles from the past year's rituals and burning the greens we'd decorated with before Yule. Our feast included corned beef & cabbage and crepes.
ysabetwordsmith

Yay!

ysabetwordsmith

February 2 2009, 18:27:15 UTC 12 years ago

That's a clever idea, burning down the old candles. I'll keep that in mind for possible use. We lit candles to celebrate the light within, and we exhanged sweets.
morningdove3202

Better late than never!

morningdove3202

February 3 2009, 21:26:40 UTC 12 years ago

http://pagan-wiccan-practice.suite101.com/article.cfm/imbolc_chants_for_all_ages
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Better late than never!

ysabetwordsmith

February 3 2009, 22:03:39 UTC 12 years ago

Cool! One of the things I did was to make a coven songbook, a 3-ring binder with a cover insert and printed pages inside. It's full; I need to make a new one and split the alphabet. This gives us a place to look when we are planning esbat or sabbat activities:

"Okay, we need to raise power here."
"Let's do a chant."
"What kind of chant?"
"Howbout something with fire or light in it?"
"I'll get the coven songbook."
morningdove3202

morningdove3202

February 3 2009, 21:27:38 UTC 12 years ago

BTW, although I missed this post, I really like hearing about your practice of Paganism. I hope you make a post like this for future holidays.

Dove
ysabetwordsmith

Thank you!

ysabetwordsmith

February 3 2009, 22:04:58 UTC 12 years ago

I do this fairly often. Also, my one-two pair of Imbolc articles worked really well over on "Gaiatribe." I've made notes to write more for some mundane holidays and the remaining sabbats.