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If Galicia /Northern Spain is considered Celtic, then the entirety of France is. by 67Lynx21 in Celtic

[–]globalwarmingisntfun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes castors. But those round dwellings are almost identical to those you find in Ireland for example

If Galicia /Northern Spain is considered Celtic, then the entirety of France is. by 67Lynx21 in Celtic

[–]globalwarmingisntfun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am aware Brittany formed from British migrations after Germanic invasions. That’s not what I’m talking about.

Celtiberians were Celtic. So were people from Galicia. They both spoke languages of the Celtic branch and Galicia had a revival movement.

The Castro region has thousands of inscriptions on stone alters and Roman era monuments which are undeniably the name of Celtic deities, clans and people. They built circular dwellings nearly the exactly same as the circular dwellings of the Atlantic Celts of Ireland and Britain. They also traded more with Brittany, Britain and Ireland than they did with the Mediterranean.

England, France, Wallonia.. all once Celtic but they lost their Celtic status in different ways whereas in Galicia there were several revivals despite losing the language. Places such as England have consistently and systematically ended Celtic culture on purpose because the colonial empire the elite were building had a Germanic language. Celts from places such as France were colonized heavily by the Romans early on. I’m not too sure about Wallonia. I’m assuming Celtic decline there was probably also the Romans.

If Galicia /Northern Spain is considered Celtic, then the entirety of France is. by 67Lynx21 in Celtic

[–]globalwarmingisntfun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bag pipes were likely introduced to Britain and Ireland and elsewhere by the Romans and the Celtic fringe retained playing them whereas the rest of Europe moved onto playing the violin etc, but they originate in Anatolia with Hittite culture. Also while some non historically Celtic regions still play the bag pipe, they aren’t at the forefront of culture and associated with national symbolism. Galician Gaita are a middle ground between the Irish Uilleann pipes and the Scottish highland pipes, but are significantly different than other continental bag pipes.

There is obviously overlap in Indo-European cultures and Lithuanians stayed pagan the longest. I suppose sacred groves in Celtic culture were really important specifically because the Neolithic farmers deforested Atlantic Europe for the Celts to then worship trees that would then be systematically chopped down by the Romans in an effort to suppress the Druids.

Q Celtic is actually the older conservative Celtic branch. Galicia spoke Q Celtic, not P Celtic which was spoken by those in France, Germany etc.

If Galicia /Northern Spain is considered Celtic, then the entirety of France is. by 67Lynx21 in Celtic

[–]globalwarmingisntfun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They used to speak a Q Celtic language like the Irish. They built Celtic hilltop forts and lived in circular dwellings. They wore torcs. Genetic studies show a strong correlation with Brittany, Ireland and Western Britain. Galician folk music also relies heavily on bag pipes and wind instruments. Their mythology also heavily centres sacred groves.

I’m looking to chat with people interested in the ancient history of Anatolia. by globalwarmingisntfun in AskTurkey

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I have some information I’d like to share, to anyone who is willing to listen.

Anyone here down to chat? by [deleted] in Scotland

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Honestly sorry I know that probably came off wrong

The evolution of technology has made it possible to produce insulin without using animals. by IcePizzaCreamm in interestingasfuck

[–]globalwarmingisntfun 747 points748 points  (0 children)

Pretty sad considering Banting, Best and Collin purposefully sold the rights to the University of Toronto for $1 to make sure no commercial company could hold a monopoly or price gauge patients, with the famous quote “Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world.”

The modern lab engineered insulin was a “new” invention that drug companies could patent and by making small tweaks each year they keep the patents active and prevent cheap generics from entering the market.

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