10 Of The Funniest And Most Informative Tweets About St. Brigid’s Day

February 1. Why does that strike us as important?

Ah, but of course. The annual cross-making, spring-breaking feast that is St. Brigid's Day.

But what's it all about? Allow the boffins of Twitter to explain:

We would have done anything for a tiny Kit Kat back in primary school tbf...

Your manual, Brigid's cross-weaving labour was paid for in tiny Kit Kats.
— Maria Keenan (@_mariakeenan) February 1, 2017

YEAAAAH! Wait, why?

It's finally Brigid's day! ❄️????????
Onwards and upwards from here
— e.f (@fruitbodies) February 1, 2017

Well, we can definitely get on board with this...

Today February 1st is St. #Brigid's day; she's the Irish patron saint of beer???? She would pray for a lake of beer...my kind of woman! pic.twitter.com/Ztz7nvW1UR
— Susan Boyle (@miss_susanboyle) February 1, 2017

St. Patrick is turning in his grave...

Anyone?

Did anyone else leave a bowl of flour out on St Brigid's Day so she'd write the initial of you were going to marry in it?
— Fionnuala (@FionnualaJay) February 1, 2017

Imbolc? What's that?

Quick Google search Ahhh.... it's another name for Brigid's day and marks the beginning of spring...

Happy St Brigid's Day. The first day of Irish Springtime. pic.twitter.com/izy7OrskFU
— Dermot Devlin (@castleDD) February 1, 2017

And with that, thousands of firefighters have now been made redundant...

That's what we thought too...

Happy St Brigid's Day! We have a St Brigid's cross on our front door and it makes me feel slightly like we're in the Blair Witch Project. pic.twitter.com/9bmU7tRPGZ
— Robin Stevens (@redbreastedbird) February 1, 2017

They sure are pretty though. Happy St. Brigid's Day!

St Brigid's Day-the start of the Celtic Spring! Happy FeastDay! pic.twitter.com/zuGGxw7kRa
— Raymond Lennon (@RaymondLennon1) February 1, 2017