Imbolc is a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring.

Imbolc lands about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, Feb. 1st.

I just like the pagan culture because of it's love of nature, and curious collection of traits a god will have. Brigid the early deity of Ireland, "is considered the patroness of poetry, smithing, medicine, arts and crafts, cattle and other livestock, sacred wells, serpents (in Scotland) and the arrival of early spring."

"Brigid was said to visit one's home at Imbolc. To receive her blessings, people would make a bed for Brigid and leave her food and drink, and items of clothing would be left outside for her to bless. Brigid was also evoked to protect homes and livestock. Special feasts were had, holy wells were visited, and it was a time for divination."

Links

Brigid (Jones' Celtic Encyclopedia on Way Back Machine.)

Brigid (Wikipedia)

Imbolc

Goddess Brigid Chant (Soundcloud)

Cailleach is a divine hag, a creator deity, a weather deity, and an ancestor deity. In modern Scottish folklore studies, she is also known as Beira, Queen of Winter.