Social Structure

The Celtic people lived in tribes, that were bound together by common speech, customs, and religion, rather than by any well defined central governments. The Celtic tribes were scattered out around he place; they lived in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and in some other places in Europe. Each of the tribes had a king and was divided by class Druids (priests), warrior nobles, and commoners. The nobles fought on foot, and with swords and spears, and were fond of feasting and drinking.

Celtic Belief Systems

Celtic mythology included earth gods, various woodland sprits, and sun deities, was particularly rich in elfin demons and tutelaries-- beings that still pervade and lore of peoples of Celtic ancestry.


Music

The Celts listened to a lot of different types of music. But they did not only listen to music they also played it. They sat around the campfire every night and played music to each other.

Once you got to the age of 15 you were expected to start to make and instrument and even start to play it. Up until you were that age you had to learn to play your mother's or father's.

Some of the Irish instruments up until this day. came from the ideas musicians had when they saw the artifacts from the Celtic music traditions!


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