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St Brigid is a patron saint of Ireland and has her own symbol a Brigid’s cross, these crosses are made every year out of woven rushes, folded together to make the intricately beautiful cross design.
Oral and folk tradition recounts that St. Brigid, whose feast day is celebrated in Ireland on Feb. 1, made a cross from rushes or reeds to explain Christianity to the faithful in much the same way ...
Ireland's best-known female saint also has her own unique symbol - the St Brigid's cross. Church and community groups will gather on Saturday to weave rushes into crosses in her memory.