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A Samhain festival in Glastonbury.

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Samhain

Ancient Samhain Ancient Celts marked Samhain as the most significant of the four quarterly fire festivals, taking place at the midpoint between the fall equinox and the winter solstice. During this time of year, hearth fires in family homes were left to burn out while the harvest was gathered. After the harvest work was complete, […]

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Performers take part in the biennial Imbolc Celtic fire festival, to celebrate the end of Winter and the coming of Spring, in Marsden, northern England on February 6, 2016.

Imbolc

Origins of Imbolc The celebration of Imbolc dates back to the pre-Christian era in the British Isles. The earliest mentions of Imbolc in Irish literature were found in the 10th century. Poetry from that time relates the holiday to ewe’s milk, with the implication of purification. It’s been speculated that this ritual stems from the […]

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'The Flight Of The Huguenots', a painting by George Sheridan Knowles depicting French Protestant Huguenots fleeing religious persecution in France, after King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and declared Protestantism to be illegal, 1685.

Huguenots

John Calvin Following the Reformation, theologian John Calvin became a leading figure in Protestantism in the 16th century, famed for his intellectualism. Calvin’s approach appealed to educated Frenchmen, and followers included some of the brightest and most elite members of Catholic-dominated France, as well as prominent tradesmen and military officers. Because of the influence wielded by […]

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Arch-Druid in his full Judicial Costume (From The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the Britis Artist: Smith, Charles Hamilton (1776-1859)Arch-Druid in his full Judicial Costume (From The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands by Meyrick and Sm, 1815. Private Collection. Artist : Smith, Charles Hamilton (1776-1859). (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Who Were Celts

Where Did The Celts Come From? By the third century B.C., the Celts controlled much of the European continent north of the Alps mountain range, including present-day Ireland and Great Britain. It is these islands off Europe’s western coast in which Celtic culture was allowed to survive and thrive, as the Roman Empire expanded on […]

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When Irish-Americans Attacked Canada—With the White House’s Blessing

These Civil War veterans orchestrated one of the most audacious acts of the Fenian Brotherhood in the Americas.

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Wildfire Reveals Hidden WWII Message to Bombers Overhead

The message had been carved into the ground along Ireland’s coast and was revealed as the fire scorched undergrowth.

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A participant of the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City, which dates back to 1762, marches down 5th Avenue with an Irish flag. (Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

How Stereotypes of the Irish Evolved From ‘Criminals’ to Cops

One immigrant group’s journey from outsiders to shaping 20th-century law enforcement.

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Statues created by artist Robert Shure depicting a hopeful Irish family landing in Boston as part of the Irish Famine Memorial. (Credit: Victoria Arocho/AP Photo)

The ‘Diversity’ Green Card Lottery Was Originally for White Immigrants

The history behind the program Trump wants to scrap.

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