SPRING ... In the belly, planting seeds
2024-02-01
The name Imbolg seems to come from the term "in the belly".
The idea is that as the weather is supposed to get warmer (looks outside and shouts "supposed"), the rams get frisky and most of the sheep will be on the way to getting lambs soon.
This might be why St Brigid's Day is a traditional seed planting day. And once again CyberTwin used the using The Captury Live system here at AnamoLAB - Cork facility to create the motion capture for the Muckross House Research Library seasonal update animation.
The festivals of Imbolg and Saint Brigid's Day are technically different days. Imbolg (sometimes Imbolc) is the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. That means that it can move from February 1st to February 2nd, while the festival of St. Brigid is always February 1st.
Speaking of a good time to plant seeds, tonight will be the first meetup of the Munster Animation Cluster. There will be a lot of "getting to know" and "finally in the flesh" type conversations. It's one more seed that might grow into something really big.
