Celtic traditions
Ancient Irish customs
Celtic traditions are the cultural practices, beliefs, and customs associated with Celtic peoples—ancient and modern inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man.
The term encompasses folklore, music, art, spiritual practices, and seasonal festivals like Samhain and Beltane.
Modern usage often refers to neopagan revivals or romanticized versions of these practices: She incorporates Celtic traditions into her spiritual life.
The adjective Celtic is pronounced with a hard K sound in historical and cultural contexts, though the soft C appears in sports team names.
- Tuatha Dé DanannAncient Irish deity tribe
- DruidsCeltic priestly caste
- triskelionThree-armed spiral symbol
- green manSignal to cross safely
- sean-nós singingTraditional Irish unaccompanied vocal music
Gaelic · Tír na nÓg · sacred groves · Fionn mac Cumhaill · cattle raids · fire festivals · Arthurian legends · Samhain · faeries · fairy rings · bards · folklore · woad · heather · clans · hand fasting · cauldron · harps
- Irish cultureshamrock, shamrocks, leprechaun, leprechauns, Irish dance
- Scottish culturebagpipes, kilts, tartan, haggis, Highland Games
- European heritageEuropean architecture, wine, European art, cheese, European cuisine
- Irish-AmericanIrish-American, Irish American, Irish heritage, Irish diaspora, Irish immigrants
- Celtic DiasporaIrish diaspora, Irish Americans, Irish ancestry, Irish immigrants, Irish settlers
- American EthnicityIrish American, Italian American, German American, Mexican American, Polish American
Celtic traditionsRoman culture
Ancient Italy's civilization
Latin culture · Romanization · Mediterranean culture · classical antiquity
Celtic traditionsChristianity
Faith based on Jesus
Roman Catholicism · Christendom · Christian traditions · monotheism · Abrahamic faiths
Celtic traditionsdominant culture
Society's prevailing belief system
state religion · written tradition · centralized authority · universal church · Anglicization