# Ny allmän helgdag för Irland - St Brigids day
Author: Pyttelite

***St Brigid is Ireland's foodie saint. One of the nation's three patron saints and the most associated with food (particularly farming and dairying), the Irish celebrate her for the first time this year with a new public holiday on 6 February.***

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https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230203-recipe-boxty-pancakes-and-bacon-for-st-brigids-day

## Comment 1
Author: Pyttelite

***St Brigid's Day was an important Irish festival in folk tradition, celebrating fertility, blessings and protection***

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https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/St-Brigids-Day