Ireland elevates St. Brigid alongside St. Patrick, reclaiming its forgotten female saint and marking a dramatic shift from ...

with the Celtic goddess Brigantia being associated with dawn, light, and spring, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The Christian festival known as Candlemas – a festival of light – is ...

Those attending took part in a lantern-lit procession to the summit of the fort, where they welcomed the first light of dawn ...