The smallest country in the world takes up. Glass balls can bounce higher than rubber ones. The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes. It is in Oregon, covering 2,200 acres and is still growing. The largest living organism in the world is a fungus. One of the ingredients needed to make dynamite is peanuts. The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. Tiger shark embryos begin attacking each other in their mother’s womb before they are even born. If a Donkey and a Zebra have a baby, it is called a Zonkey.Ĭows can walk up stairs but not down them. The Celtic myth about Blodeuwedd features an owl.Many mammals, including cats and dogs, walk on their toes in contrast to humans, who walk on the soles of their feet. These mythical creatures can be found in fairy tales and folklore all over the world, including Celtic Ireland. The hounds of the Wild Hunt are likely the most famous hounds in Celtic myths. The Celtic myth about Cat Sidhe features a black cat.īlack cats are also featured in the Celtic folktale "The King of the Cats".Ī lot of different Celtic myths feature hounds (likely inspired by Greyhounds and Irish Wolfhounds). The Celtic myth about Étaín features a butterfly.
They aren't "good" or "bad" but more aĬompletely different race of people from humans with their own wars, bad habits and heroic moments! In Celtic lore, they lived in mounds underground - each mound ruled by it's own King or Queen. Many trees were considered sacred.Ĭeltic astrology is based on trees - so instead of being libra, scorpio or virgo - the Celts were Ash, Rowan or Oak. Grandpa Gray(Grey) Color Buddy Paper CraftĬeltic religion (like many early religions) was nature based. The culture and many children's stories draw elements from it. However, there are many people today who are interested I think most would agree that the original Celtic culture is gone forever - much of it lost, even to archaeologists. In reality, if you travelled between villages way back 3,000 yearsĪgo you'd likely notice differences in animals that were special in each village or the way folktales and myths were told. Over time, as archaeologists discovered information we formed a "modern" view of the Celtic culture and mythology. Even grown-ups don't always know everything - learning about an ancient culture is like trying to complete a jigsaw puzzle with half the pieces missing! That sometimes makes it hard for archaeologists to pick out the The spread of the Roman Empire caused a lot of different people's ideas to mash together like a smoothie in a blender. Romans came, they brought their mythology (which mingled with the Celtic myths), the mythology of other cultures (like the Persians) and then eventually Christianity. At first (from about 1500 BC to when the Romans arrived in 50 AD), it was very unique and nature based. Over time the Celtic culture was influenced by other ones.
Makes sense because the ways people had to travel and communicate were limited during the time when the Celtic culture first existed. While there are general themes and similarities, the culture was quite different from town to town - almost "tribal". When I think of the Celtic culture, the first thing that pops into my head is the "mythology of the British Isles" - mainly Scotland, Ireland and Wales - though at times the Celts livedĪcross the mainland of Europe. Which helped the people of the time understand the world around them. All of these ancient cultures had "myths" or stories The Celtic culture is an "ancient" culture like the Viking, Greek or Egyptian cultures (which you are likely more familiar with). I realize there are people still alive that are very passionate about the Celtic Please keep in mind this website is meant for children so I do generalize and simplify quite a bit. DLTK's Countries and Cultures Crafts for Kids
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