also called Brigid's Day
The stirrings of life beneath the frost.
Imbolc is the season of the womb-fire. Across the African diaspora, we have always known the sacred power of beginning again — of washing the year before us with salt water, of lighting a single candle against the long night. This is a time to rest and to tend the small flames that will become next year's harvest.
Honors the spirit of Oya as cleanser, and Brigid as keeper of the hearth — both midwives of becoming.
Cleanse your altar with salt water and intention.
Light one white candle. Speak the name of one ancestor.
Write three things you are ready to leave in the dark.
Burn the paper. Let the smoke carry it to your ancestors.
Place a bowl of milk and honey on your altar overnight.