2021 Dedh Dewdhek warn Ügens
De Lün, kensa mis Whevrel
Monday, 1st February
Thew an kensa dedh a vis nowydh. Ellen nei leverel Calan Whevrel? Thera nei ow welcobma gwenton gen glaw. Gòlhys glan ew an ebòrn. Na ellama gweles en hans dhe'n nessa ke. Nag eus gorwel! Eus enow nowydh? Na ellama gweles. Hebma a dal bos dallath an sêson ona. Disqwedhys ew Sen Brigid gen bagel (avel abases, epscobes po bügeles). Genys o hei en cres an pempes cansbledhen - hag, entei, e veu dhedhy ûhelder epscop. Thew hei mabm sans meur a bobel, pecar 'a'n dhuwes tryflek. Duwes po sans - ma hei ow qwitha prydedhyon, govyon, benenes glovedhes, mosy a'n leth, ha lies moy. Ma tradicyon a wil crowsow Brigid. Imbolc ew degol tan pagan, ha Cristodnyon a veneg aga hantollow dhe Degol Maria Dallath an Gwenton. Keswharvosek?
It is the first day of a new month. Can we say the
Calends of February? We are welcoming spring with rain. The sky is washed
clean. I can't see beyond the second hedge. There is no horizon! Are there any
new lambs? I can't see. This is supposed to be the start of the lambing season.
St Brigid is portrayed with a shepherd's staff (as an abbess, a bishop or a
shepherdess). She was born in the middle of the fifth century - and, yes, she
did indeed have the status of a bishop. She is the patron saint of many people,
like the triple goddess. Goddess or saint - she looks after poets, blacksmiths,
midwives, milkmaids, and many more. There is a tradition of making Brigid crosses. Imbolc is a pagan fire festival, and Christians bless their candles at Candlemas. Coincidental?
Deg ger
rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
abases (f) abbess
bagel (f) crook,
shepherd's staff, crosier
Cala(n) ~
Du Halan the first day of the month, calends
en hans
dhe beyond
enow ~
enas ~ en lambs < on (m)
epscobes (f) (female)
bishop
glan clean
gòlhys washed
ona lambing,
to lamb
tryflek triple,
threefold
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