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Other inclusionary groups are the pagans, (and neopagans), wiccans, and Celtic polytheists.
The observance includes such activities as feasting, making Brigid's crosses and Brídeógs (doll-like figures), visiting holy wells, divination, and spring cleaning.
AKA (Saint) Brigid's Day, Imbolc is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and there is evidence it has been an important date since ancient times.
It is believed that Imbolc was originally a pagan festival associated with the goddess Brigid.
This was later Christianized as a festival for Saint Brigid, considered to be a reference of the same goddess from a Christian perspective.