arethinn: triskele engraved on green stone-textured background (pagan (newgrange spirals))
http://www.patheos.com/community/paganportal/2011/02/01/the-hidden-imbolc

Interesting article that explains a possible etymology of the name "Imbolc" as "butter of wolves". (The thing about washing or purifying with milk is interesting; I picked that up myself somewhere along the line, I think possibly from Kisma Stepanich-Reidling? when I was on a list she ran...)

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