BRIGANTIA
More commonly known as Imbolc (the day when newborn lambs begin to nurse) or, to the Christians, Candlemas (the purification of the Virgin), Brigantia is usually celebrated Feb. 1 or 2. It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, when buried seeds begin to stir within the earth. It also marks the beginning of the third of the year which belongs to the Maiden aspect of the three-fold goddess. "Brigantia" is the day of Brigit, an Irish goddess of smithcraft, healing, and poetry. The old Saxon and Norse communities knew her as Birgit, the lusty, spring-loving consort of Ullr, the god of winter. The color of this day is red.
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