Imbolc what is it and why do we celebrate ？

A new year
Full of expectation
And hope eternal where
Grey skies are still in our face
But we are more aware
That The days are a getting longer
And despite the frost and cold
We Just passed imbolc
When Winter breaks its hold
a few more slippery pavements
Then we shall be heralding Spring
We can see the green shoots peeping
through as the snowdrops fling
Their focus into brightening
The paths and waysides where
GAIA sprinkled them long ago
And Every year they share
Their energy providing
That element of hope
The farmers pay their rents for land
Cross quarter days
They understand
And celebrate the changing season
The little lambs are here
Fresh Ewes milk is available
It is, that time of year

The first, opportunity
to plough and of course to wake
the land from its wintry slumber
To warm for its own sake
And restore its capability
Some trees are bare its true
But there are alwats some evergreen
And with Spring bulbs now emerging
To a rapidly changing scene
After weeks of darkness
With the blackthorn blooming soon
Pussy willows and forsythia
Are Breaking into tune
With their canary yellow movements
That so excite the eyes
As true light comes a calling
It makes us realize
The contrasts are apparent
It really is good news
Spring will soon be sprung again
There is not much time to lose

At the midpoint berween
The Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox
Remembering the holy wells
And the sad old brocks
Out there in their setts somewhere
Giving blessings, to them,we
Are still beside a roaring fire
Fuelled by an old ash tree.
Thinking ofcourse of Brigid
The highly exalted one
Her mother who was Boanne
Her father Dagda won
A really handsome privilege
3 sisters With thecsame name
Brigid so a triple goddess
To his family came
One Brigid of the poets
Of healing and alchemy
A pan-celtic goddess
As wise as could ever be
Honoured and revered by pagans
Almost everywhere
Its at Imbolc when she passes by
Her enchantments for to share
Many make the Brigids Cross
Equal armed it be
Which she made out of reed
A solar symbol actually
Its like an ancient swastika
protection for you all
Fix it on a byre
Or on your front door
When folk call