Wintery turning of the year at Imbolc

 

It was a cold and snowy start to Imbolc, when around twenty hardy souls joined the pilgrimage from the Chalice Well to Bride's Mound.

Sleet at Chilkwell Street

gathering at the Market Square

Conditions improved by the time we got to the Market Square, where Serena paused to tell us more about the history of the walk, before moving on along Porchestall Drove, to enter Beckery from the north.

stone marking the erstwhile site of Bride's Well


Followed by a brisk walk to Bride's Mound itself, the location of the old stone chapel though now only the underground foundations remain, covered by the grass.

Imbolc ceremony on the Mound


The ceremony was a welcome opportunity to enjoy some warming primrose country wine brought by Serena

who initiated the bottle with a libation to Bride



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