Notices by 1. Neu-Kelte (neukelte@hear-me.social)

#MythologyMonday: `The Irish hero Craiphtine is one of those credited with the invention of the musical instrument most connected to Ireland, the harp, this musician appeared in myths of the hero Labhraigh, whose fitful sleep he eased with his melodies. So powerful was Craiphtine’s music that he was able to send entire armies to sleep with it, making him very useful to his ruler in times of war.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`

#MythologyMonday: `In some rural British communities where spring festivals descending from the #Celtic spring feast of Beltane continued until recent times, a masked young man dressed in a costume of leaves danced through the streets. Jack-in-the-Green is thought to be connected with Celtic tree-cults or with the mysterious figure called the Green Man found in some architectural contexts in Britain.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney in #Ireland on #HillfortsWednesday:  The walls of Cahermore are up to 9 feet thick and 9 feet high, with two faces of large, well-fitted blocks with rubble filled in between. The lintel and building remains inside the fort are considered late medieval features. Next to the entryway are guard chambers, which could indicate that the former inhabitants were of high status
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahermore_ringfort
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#Celtic #FolkyFriday: „Celebrations took place on the 23rd of June, midsummer's eve, halfway through the year and two days after the summer solstice. It was called St John's eve festival. Great fires were lit by the oldest person present exactly at sundown, while the youngest there would throw in a bone, and they were tended until midnight, or in some places until dawn.“
Source: Midsummer Bonfire Night | Folk and Fairy Tales from the Emerald Isle