Eternal Flame Brat Bhríde

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There was a fire once on a hill long ago that was lit and kept for a goddess named Brigid. It was on that same hill that Brigid the saint built a church and lit a flame. That flame was kept, forever burning, for hundreds of years until at some point the flame was lost. Perhaps it went out in the 12th century when the original monastery was destroyed. Perhaps in the 16th century when so much was lost and lost again for hundreds of years. That was until 1993 when the Brigidine sisters following the path lit, once more, a flame. It has been burning ever since. It will continue to burn passed from the hand of a goddess to the hands of a saint to the hands of all women. And should it go out I have no doubt that some new hands will find a spark to hold in the dark.

A Brat Bhríde is an Irish tradition of leaving a cloth, ribbon, shawl, scarf, or other similar item left out on the eve of Saint Brigid's day/ Imbolc then collected again before sunrise on the day. Birgid comes by in the night to bless the Brat Bhríde with healing and protection. These were all left out by me on the 1500th Saint Brigid's day since her death. You could use it to start the yearly tradition in your own home next year! Any little bits of moss or dirt are because I tied them to a tree in the rain.

This Brat Bhríde comes in two design options:
Spark Fire (left) which measures 15 inches by 0.75 inches.
Forever Burning (right) which measures 18 by 1 inch.
Both are the perfect size for tying to a thin tree branch.

Hand woven with wool and wool blend yarn sourced from a repurposed art supply store

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