Imbolc

Etymology



 * common explanations include the following:


 * From, referring to pregnant ewes.
 * From, referring to a ritual cleansing.
 * Perhaps from, though the connection between the milking of animals and the festival is not clear. Some descendants of this root have meanings related to cleansing (for example, , ), so the root could also have the sense of purification.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A Gaelic and Wiccan festival celebrated on 1 or 2 February which marks the beginning of spring.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 聖布里吉德節
 * Wu: 圣布里吉德节
 * Esperanto: Imbolko
 * German: Imbolg
 * Greek: Ίμπολκ
 * Irish: Imbolg, Lá Fhéile Bríde
 * Japanese: インボルク
 * Korean: 이몰륵
 * Mazanderani: ایمبولک
 * Russian: Имболк
 * Ukrainian: Імболк