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On January 30^th, BZH New York will present the Interceltic Fest Noz, a celebration of music, dance, and culture of Brittany, Galicia, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

There will be live music performed by over 40 musicians representing all five of those traditions, as well as set dances from the different Celtic cultures.

This evening of Celtic music and culture will also celebrate the Celtic festival of Imbolc. Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals celebrated among Celtic peoples, either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Most commonly it is celebrated on February 1 or 2, which falls halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere. It is traditionally the festival of fire and light dedicated to the goddess Brigid. In the Christian period it was adopted as St Brigid's Day. In Scotland the festival is also known as Là Fhèill Brìghde, in Ireland as Lá Fhéile Bríde, in Wales as Gŵyl Fair, and in Brittany as la Chandeleur.

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