The Celtic Tribes

 

 

Have any Celtic cultures survived?

                           The Celts retreated westwards from the Romans and later invaders. They soon vanished from most of the huge territory that they had originally occupied. Today true Celtic cultures exist only because of their language. They can be found in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany. Other Celtic languages recently died out in Cornwall and the Isle of Man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What was the Celtic religion?

                      There was no single religion throughout the Celtic regions, but there was a common priesthood. These priests were known as druids. We know very little about the Celtic religion because it was ruthlessly put down by the Romans. We know that the Celts worshipped many different gods and goddesses, and they probably had a form of nature worship.

                     The druids were responsible for religious rituals. These rituals were never written down, but they were preserved by word of mouth and in songs and poetry.

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