Why is it that when the English get "mystical" or "woo-woo", we (they -- I don't do this) start going all Celtic, you know, dressing up in white robes and...
Hmm, what's shaken your tree Ash?. I agree with a chunk of your thoughts, especially the 'it's all celtic' bit. As an hereditary Druid, I'd should point out...
... I always thought Druidry was a Celtic thing? ... It's just something I've wondered about for awhile. I mean, I think of Druidry as being Celtic, and...
Good point Ash. The woo woo pseudo Celtic bit gets right my nose. No problems with druids and their rites Mol, just the Celtic bit really. why do the Celts...
The Germanic aspect to English culture is fairly recent. Prior to this much of England was Celtic. In fact, even after the Saxon invasion the Celts still held...
In a message dated 05/07/2004 10:14:01 GMT Standard Time, kate.gilby@... writes: The Celts only really died out in England after the Viking invasions....
"Many communities near me in the peak district believe they are direct descendants of a 'celtic' culture that never died out, which, as you say, often ...
... But this Druidism started in the 18th century, didn't it? It's not the same as the Druids of the ancient Celts and Gauls, is it? -- Ashley Yakeley...
"Many communities near me in the peak district believe they are direct descendants of a 'celtic' culture that never died out, which, as you say, often ...
In a message dated 05/07/2004 12:00:17 GMT Standard Time, Tunni@... writes: think we might be a bit circumspect about the relationship of "celtic" culture...
... Ah yes, Ascension Day, that well-known pagan Celtic holiday. And I bet it was folklorists from early last century who told the villagers all about passing...
... descendants of a 'celtic' culture that never died out Just as a matter of interest, how long have they believed it? Is it something they have always...
In a message dated 05/07/2004 12:33:24 GMT Standard Time, ashley@... writes: On the other hand, Britons really did venerate wells in Roman times, so ...
In a message dated 05/07/2004 12:47:22 GMT Standard Time, Tunni@... writes: Just as a matter of interest, how long have they believed it? Is it something ...
... Derbyshire and it had been handed down I wonder if we have a parallel to a state of affairs some of us on this list are familiar with through our morris...
National Kissing day is tomorrow, I believe! *Anne hangs around under a sprig of ivy cunningly disguised as mistletoe hopefully...* Anne <G> [Non-text portions...
... coming up and that I should send someone flowers. Anyone know when National Kissing Day is? My Granny always used to say that kissing was in season...
JE Howard
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In a message dated 05/07/2004 16:46:17 GMT Standard Time, Tunni@... writes: There the received wisdom (now pretty well debunked) was that morris is an...
... "heathen", "non-Christian" Discussion of this word can be found in Mike Heaney's recent paper "The Earliest References to the Morris Dance?" Folk Music...
... the subject of dancy things, do you know anything about clog dancing? In my case, not as much as some others on this list and certainly not as much as I...
"But this Druidism started in the 18th century, didn't it? It's not the same as the Druids of the ancient Celts and Gauls, is it?" Yes, modern Druidism is...
Hi to you in Macclesfield :-) Yes, Dublin was a slave city...and slaves were taken there from many other counties. I'm not sure how many stayed because I think...
... writes: Morris is ME moreys = "moorish" i.e. in the context of earlier times, "heathen", "non-Christian" Well, no I didn't. I just quoted "K" who did. ...
"Just as a matter of interest, how long have they believed it? Is it something they have always believed (which is probably doubtful, and how would we know) or...
"By the way - is well dressing a northern thing? I've never heard of it being done in the south - does anyone know of any instances down there?" No, I...
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