Pagans participate in torchlight ceremonies during Imbolc to celebrate the coming of spring. Flickr While many were watching to see whether the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring in ...

We currently stand at the precise cross-quarter moment where the Earth’s axial tilt begins to favor the Northern Hemisphere again. It is a liminal space, a threshold between the deep freeze of the ...

A performer dressed as the Green Man takes part in the biennial Imbolc Celtic fire festival, to celebrate the end of Winter and the coming of Spring, in Marsden, northern England on February 6, 2016.

New beginnings and the approach of spring feature in Imbolc, a traditional Gaelic festival. Marking the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, the annual celebration falls on ...

Imbolc, one of the cornerstones of the ancient Celtic calendar, marks the start of the farming season. Celebrations centre around fire. Find this year's date in the multifaith calendar As the light ...

Snow torches representing the return of the sun are used in a symbolic battle against winter in Huddersfield, England, in February of 2012. Getty Images/Bethany Clarke While some Americans looked to ...