Have you tried making the doll? I found this tutorial on Pinterest
It was called BrĆdeĆ³g and was traditional around Imbolc.
The girls would carry it in procession while singing a hymn to Brigid. All wore white with their hair unbound as a symbol of purity and youth. They visited every house in the area, where they received either food or more decoration for the BrĆdeĆ³g.
Afterwards, they feasted in a house with the BrĆdeĆ³g set in a place of honour, and put it to bed with lullabies. In the late 17th century, Catholic families in the Hebrides would make a bed for the BrĆdeĆ³g out of a basket. - Source
I have not tried to make it, but I do want to make it! I was going to head down to our craft store and see if I could find somethings to make it out of with the flowers and maybe see if they have some false reeds. I had read the story and I canāt remember if they burn the doll or the cross to make a new one during Imbolc each year. I will have to look it up again. I will post a picture of my attempt at the doll! I have baskets galore at my house! Thank you!
I wish I would have seen this post I made a Brighid cross and really felt good energy from her!
This is lovely I still have mines they said Barrie it and I had a hard time do that!
Jeannie
I release mine after I have gone through something significant or on January 31st I burn the one I have up & make a new one to hang for the year or until I feel like itās a proper time to ārefreshā protections. Depends on what I have going on & for how long really.
I say if you feel good with that one, then by all means keep it! Especially if youāre still feeling the good energy from it. If you already did that then, make another one, see how it feelsā¦ maybe itās stronger this time!
@danielle7 thank you, thank you! I believe that was one of my first journals once I started my path!
I have a good tutorial for making the cross, they even have you try it with like pipe cleaners first so you can get the idea of how it works I couldnāt figure it out at first to save my lifeā¦ my hands didnāt want to work with me the very first time.
If you are interested in Brigid or anything we have a few things for you to review:
Yes, Iām very interested! I really am new to all this and have never even heard of the brigid cross nor do I know what it does. Thank you for the links and yes book names would be great.
Okay, well Brigidās Cross is usually made up on January 31st/February 1st because Brigid is highly associated with Imbolc. The crosses are hung over the doorways to homes for protection throughout the year of hearth & home.
Let me go through what I have & I will preface with if you go to Amazon, there is a series of Pagan Portals on thereā¦ Morgan Daimler & Courtney Weber do books for them & are very knowledgeable & great authors to start withā¦ I believe Pagan Portals does have a series on Brigidā¦ I can check that too when I go into my Amazon & my Kindleā¦ I also have Kindle Unlimited & the number of books related to the practice that are free is amazing. I would stay away from books about anythingā¦ that are by Mari Silva. Llewellynās can be good but check the sources at the end of the booksā¦ sometimes they are from decades ago & since then a lot more has been found & written that is more reliable.
Brigid is a Celtic/Irish Goddess that was transformed into a Saint when Christianity came through the Celtic lands. In Ireland, she is still honored as she was before sainthood in some places. (My neurologist is from Ireland & her family is Celtic. Brigid is her familyās patroness & they honor her in the same ways.) Her perpetual flame is still tended to by nuns in Kildare also.
I will find the books I do have & @MeganB may be able to help with some other resources for Brigid also.
I tried to make a brigid doll today and added lavender and put it by the fire place, I really appreciate you sharing knowledge with me this is so much fun! I also wrote all of this down in my journal. Hee hee
@danielle7 you are very welcome & the dollies are fun too!
The Spirit of the Celtic Gods & Goddesses Their History, Magic Power, & Healing Energies by: Carl McColman, Kathryn Hinds, foreword by Courtney Weber.
Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess by: Courtney Weber
Pagan Portals: Brigid, Meeting the Celtic Goddess of Poetry, Forge, Healing Well by: Morgan Daimler
Those should also help you get started as far as books. Thereās another one called Tending Brighidās Flame, but I would wait to read that one until you have worked with Brigid a little bit.
@kathleen9 we used to have 3 patches of Beach Grass in our backyard. Now I use rushes that I have or wander around my neighborhood by our right of way(s) to the ocean to see what I can find
@Mistress_Of_Herbs Iām sure there is something else in the forum that I have made or attemptedā¦ I just canāt off the top of my head, come up with what they are I love having crafternoons! We should do that!
I couldnāt figure it out at first to save my lifeā¦ my hands didnāt want to work with me the very first time.
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to see what I can find 
I love having crafternoons! We should do that!