May 24, 2020
The Religion of the Ancient Celts
(1911)
Chapter 18:
Festivals
by
J. A.
MacCulloch
The Celtic year was not at first regulated by the solstices and equinoxes, but by some method connected with agriculture or with the seasons.
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May 10, 2020
The Religion of the Ancient Celts
(1911)
Chapter 17:
Tabu
by
J. A.
MacCulloch
The Irish geis, pl. geasa, which may be rendered by Tabu, had two senses. It meant something which must not be done for fear of disastrous consequences, and also an obligation to do something commanded by another.
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