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Tag Archives: Celtic Burial
Reclaiming Keening
An interview with Jude Lally of Ancestral Mothers of Scotland
Jude Lally is an artist, dollmaker and hillwalker on the West Coast of Scotland who has been hosting workshops and retreats on pre-Christian Gaelic spirituality in person and online for years. With a special focus on matriarchal deity figures in … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Celtic Burial, Death Rituals, Gaelic burials, Grief rituals, Irish, Irish customs, keening, Scottish, Women
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Celtic Dreamlands and Burial Rites
How Celts prepared for a wonderous afterlife in the otherworld
Although many cultures adorn the dead with material comforts like flowers, coffins, and well-pressed suits, these objects are generally meant to benefit those in grief. However, for the Celts, a society that spread across Europe and the British Isles from … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Burial, Burial Rites, Celt, Celtic, Celtic Burial, Death, Fear of Death, Iron Age, Life After Death, Otherworld
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