Celtic festivals celebrate
Celtic culture, which in modern times may be via dance,
Celtic music, food,
Celtic art, or other mediums. Ancient
Celtic festivals included religious and seasonal events such as
bonfires,
harvest festivals, storytelling and music festivals, and dance festivals. This list includes Celtic festivals held throughout the world.
History
There are several specific and often ancient types of Celtic festivals. A fèis (plural fèiseannan) is a traditional
Gaelic arts and culture festival, currently used referring to Irish dance competitions. In
Ancient Ireland communities placed great importance on local festivals, where
Gaels could come together in song, dance, music, theatre and sport. Today the Fèis has experienced something of a rebirth, both for ethnic Gaels and for enthusiasts of the Gaelic culture in Ireland and
Scotland, and worldwide.[1] Other ancient festivals include the
eisteddfod, which is a
Welshfestival of
literature,
music and
performance dating back to at least the 12th century. The present-day format owes much to an eighteenth-century revival arising out of a number of informal eisteddfodau.[2] Comparable to the eisteddfod but without the ancient roots, the
Mòd is a festival of
Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture. There are both local mods and an annual national Mòd, the
Royal National Mòd, which take the form of formal competitions, with choral events and traditional music including
fiddle,
bagpipe and folk groups. There are spoken word events, original
dramas, and competitions in written
literature.
The concept of modern Celtic identity evolved during the course of the 19th-century into the
Celtic Revival and the growth of
Celtic nations. After World War II, the focus of the Celticity movement shifted to linguistic revival and protectionism, e.g. protecting
Celtic languages.[3] The Celtic revival also led to the emergence of musical and artistic styles identified as Celtic. Music typically drew on folk traditions within the Celtic nations, and instruments such as
Celtic harp. Art drew on decorative styles associated with the ancient Celts and with early medieval
Celtic Christianity, along with folk-styles. Cultural events to promote "inter-Celtic" cultural exchange also emerged, including festivals.
3 Celtic Festivals annually in New Mexico: RGVCF hosts one in May in Bernalillo City and another in October in the city of Edgewood. Also in October, Aztec City up in the 4 Corners area holds theirs.
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