Brighid's festival of Imbolc (pronounced IM-molk), celebrated on February 2, is the start of the agricultural year. This is the time when the Goddess in her aspect of Cailleach the Crone drinks from the Well of Youth and is transformed once again into the maiden, Brighid. Imbolc is also known as Candlemas or Saint Brigid's Day, since Brighid was adopted by the Christians who came to the British Isles.
Variations on Brighid's name, which means "exalted one," include BRID, BRIDE, BRIGHDE, BRIGID, BRIGINDO, BRIGANDU, BRIGAN, BRIGANTIA, and BRIGANTIS, and she is also known as:
BREO SAIGHEAD (fiery arrow)
BRIGIT B'uADACH (victorious)
BRIGHID-NAM-BRATTA (Brighid of the Mantle)
BRIGHID-MUIRGHIN-NA-TUINNE (conception of the waves)
BRIGHID-SLUAGH (of the immortal host)
BRIGHID-NAN-SITHEACHSEANG (of the slim fairy folk)
BRIGHID-BINNE-BHEULE-LHUCHD-NAN-TRUSGANAN-UAINE (song-sweet Brighid of the tribe of the green mantles)
SUIBHAL-BHEANN (mountain traveler)
C'u-GORM (grey hound)
SIREADH-THALL (seek beyond)
BRIGHID OF THE HARP
BRIGHID OF THE SORROWFUL
BRIGHID OF PROPHECY
BRIGHID OF PURE LOVE
ST. BRIDE OF THE ISLES
BRIDE OF JOY
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