Today is St. Brigid’s Day which is traditionally the beginning of spring in Ireland. 
Saint Brigid’s Day, or Lá Fhéile Bríde in Irish, is also the day of the old Celtic festival of Imbolc. Saint Brigid is associated with the making , blessing and giving of Brigid’s crosses as the one below.
St. Brigid is the patron saint of babies, blacksmiths, boatmen, cattle farmers, children whose parents are not married, children whose mothers are mistreated by the children’s fathers, Clan Douglas, dairymaids, dairy workers, fugitives, Ireland, Leinster, mariners, midwives, milkmaids, nuns, poets, the poor, poultry farmers, poultry raisers, printing presses, sailors, scholars, travelers, and watermen. Wow.