Saint Brigid was said to be the daughter of a druid who had a vision that she was to be named after a great goddess. She was born at sunrise while her mother was walking over a threshold, and so "was neither within nor without." This is the state known as liminality, from the Latin, limen: a threshold � the state of being �in between� places and times. In Celtic tradition this is a sacred time when the doors between the worlds are open and magical events can occur. The original groundhog day... a snake was waited on, to see how far off Spring would be. Alexander Carmichael wrote: "Bride with her white wand is said to breathe life into the mouth of the dead Winter and to bring him to open his eyes to the tears and the smiles, the sighs and the laughter of Spring. The venom of the cold is said to tremble for its safety on Bride�s Day, and to flee for its life on Patrick�s Day". Thanks for looking and all the past comments.