St. Brigid's Crosses
St. Brigid’s Day - Lá Fhéile Bríde - celebrates Ireland’s only female patron saint on February 1st and is associated with the popular tradition of making crosses in St. Brigid’s honour. St. Brigid's Day was an important Irish festival in folk tradition, celebrating fertility, blessings and protection. St. Brigid was believed to have travelled through the land on the eve of her feast day and gave blessings and protection to homes and farms where these crosses were hung in her honour.
St. Brigid’s Day - Lá Fhéile Bríde - celebrates Ireland’s only female patron saint on February 1st and is associated with the popular tradition of making crosses in St. Brigid’s honour. St. Brigid's Day was an important Irish festival in folk tradition, celebrating fertility, blessings and protection. St. Brigid was believed to have travelled through the land on the eve of her feast day and gave blessings and protection to homes and farms where these crosses were hung in her honour.