Enthusiasts Enjoy The Marsden Imbolc Fire Festival 2012
Author: peter Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 2199
In driving snow torches representing the return of the sun are used in a symbolic battle against winter on February 4, 2012 in Huddersfield, England. Imbolc is a pagan festival that marks the half way point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Imbolc festivals celebrates the awakening of the land and the growing power of the Sun. (Photo by Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)