What does it all mean? I went on a quest to find out, and of course I'm going to share all of it with you!
As abbess, Brigid held considerable power – in fact she became a bishop in all but name. The abbesses of Kildare had an administrative authority equal to that of a bishop until 1152.
Dying in or around 525, Brigid was first buried in a tomb before the high altar of Kildare's abbey church. Later her remains are said to have been exhumed and transported to Downpatrick - to rest with the two other patron saints of Ireland, Patrick and Columba (Columcille).
been interwoven through many years of change.
Christian just before his passing.
As a reminder of the tradition of St. Brigid's cross, one girl named Brigid accompanied by a group of girls would carry crosses to the houses in their village. At each house she would be greeted with a blessing in Irish. There would then be an exchange of prayers and she would bestow the cross on the house. The cross would then be put into the rafters for the year. It is believed that the cross blessed the house and protected it from
fire.
Since that time and for the centuries that followed, it has been customary on the eve of her Feast Day for the Irish to fashion a St Brigid Cross of straw or rushes and place it inside the house
over the door.
And here is just a wee story about the making of the crosses in pictures: