Halloween (the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain) marks the start of the darkest time of year because it sits evenly between ...

The date not only divides the calendar between the winter solstice and the spring equinox — it's also a time of year that figures in the Celtic calendar and the Christian holiday of Candlemas. And in ...

Imbolc then is translated as ‘in the belly of the mother’ – like the seeds of plants beginning to move in thebelly of Mother ...

The date not only divides the calendar between the winter solstice and the spring equinox — it's also a time of year that figures in the Celtic calendar and the Christian holiday of Candlemas.

Groundhog Day dates back to a pre-Christian Celtic celebration called "Imbolc" which took place between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, according to the Library of Congress.