O’Brien Farm in St. John’s is celebrating a Celtic festival all about having a little more daylight

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Imbolc marks the approximate halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. For people at O’Brien Farm, the return of more daylight means it’s one step closer to the growing season.

The day marks the approximate halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox

William Ping · CBC News ·

Celebrating the halfway point of winter at O’Brien Farm

People at the O’Brien Farm in St. John’s rejoiced Sunday for Imbolc, a Celtic holiday marking the approximate halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox.

The days are starting to get a little longer again and that’s good news for farmers. 

At the O’Brien Farm in St. John’s over the weekend, people gathered to celebrate Imbolc — a Celtic holiday that marks the approximate halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox.

Mackenzie Collett, the heritage programming officer at the O’Brien Farm, and Aaron Rodgers, the executive director of the farm, explained some of the traditions associated with the holiday, including the burning of Christmas wreaths.

For farmers and non-farmers alike, a little more daylight is something to celebrate.

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William Ping is a newsreader and journalist with CBC at its bureau in St. John’s.

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