Droits réservés I have recently learnt that the mid-point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox is called Imbolc, and it is this period that we are experiencing right now.

The word Imbolc derives from the Irish, ‘i mbolg’, meaning ‘in the belly’, or "first milk" in the old Irish Neolithic language. It heralds the birthing season, as the soon-to-be-born lambs ...