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Imbolc

Celtic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring
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Imbolc

Summary

Imbolc is a Celtic holiday[1]. Imbolc draws 1,090 Wikipedia views per month (celtic_holiday category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Imbolc's instance of is recorded as Celtic holiday[3].
  • Imbolc's instance of is recorded as public holiday[4].
  • Imbolc's Commons category is recorded as Imbolc[5].
  • Imbolc's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as first Monday in February[6].
  • Imbolc's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Scotland[7].
  • Imbolc's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Ireland[8].
  • Imbolc's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Wales[9].

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Context

Recorded instance of include Celtic holiday[3] and public holiday[4].

Why It Matters

Imbolc draws 1,090 Wikipedia views per month (celtic_holiday category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] Imbolc has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Imbolc is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Scotland Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Applies to jurisdiction → Scotland, Ireland, Wales
    Instance of → Celtic holiday, public holiday
    Day in year for periodic occurrence → first Monday in February, February 1
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544445405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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