What is Brigid’s Cross and What Does This Symbol Mean?
.png)
Brigid’s Cross This article may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Brigid’s Cross is also known as Brigit’s Cross, (or Cros Bríde, and Crosóg Bríde in Irish). Essentially, it was a small cross of four arms made from woven straw, reeds or rushes, with a square at the centre. Considered older than Christianity, the ancient Celtic life-giving Goddess, Brigid, was celebrated on her feast day, Imbolc; a pagan festival marking the beginning of Spring, where such symbols were woven. Goddess Bridig was a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, also called the Tuath Dé, which means ‘tribe of the gods’. They were seen to be a supernatural race in Celtic mythology who represented the main deities of pre-Christian Ireland, and who were known to interact with humans at an earthly level. This pagan symbol was said to protect a house from fire and harm and these crosses would be placed over doorways and windo...