There are many people, mostly archaeologists and historians, who have been interested with the Celtic culture. As we know it, the Celts are very diverse group of people that forms the tribal societies during the Roman era and they spoke the Celtic language as they call it. These people, just like any other people groups have their own culture, belief, traditions, norms, taboos, rules and laws. They live up to their own beliefs having a lifestyle of their own. Of course, there are those who were considered as ancient peoples of Europe, and there are also the modern day Celtics. It is believed that the Celtic language consist mainly from a larger branch of the Indo-European family. Scholars and researchers further believe that the Celts originated from the Urnfield culture of Western Middle Europe.
The Celtic culture has been influenced by a lot of colonization. Romanization is one of them. It is believed that the Celtic Gaul was conquered by the Romans under Caesar and soon colonized parts of Britain. These native people gradually adapt the ways of the Romans as they were being under the influence of them. They learned the lifestyle and other ways of living of their colonizers. Bit by bit, they were just like the Romans. Children grew and learned to identify themselves with their influencers. In this case, the Celtic culture has become a mix of cultures and traditions depending on the very cultures they have adapted from big empires that have colonized them. Just like in a y other traditions, beliefs and cultures have become mixed up already, though a little or some of the original cultures have been preserved and kept by those loyal ones.
Indeed, every people groups have their own culture, but the Celtic culture has been considered as a unique one. They have their unique ways of clothing and expressing themselves. They usually wear long sleeves shirts or what they call as tunics pairing it with long trousers too. Most of their clothing was made of wool and linen, and for those who can afford and were considered as affluent, they wore silk. During a very cold season especially on winter, they utilize cloaks to protect them from extreme cold. They were also delighted in wearing jewelries just like brooches and armlets. They also wore a torc, it is considered as their most favorite kind of jewelry which is metal and sometimes gold that is placed on the neck as a collar.
There is also this something that seems to be unusual in the Celtic culture. Given that the women of their groups were highly considered to be influential, but it was openly regarded that their men prefer to have male lovers. There were also recorded events wherein women joined willingly both in warfare and kinship. There is a sense of bravery in their women during those times. Such women have become a pride of their groups. They have so much courage and bravery in participating in a war and defending their lands, advocacies, and principles. They have also that strong sense of leadership in which they accept roles in kingship and lead their group.
Indeed, the Celtic culture has become interesting to a lot of people. You will learn so much about their way of living and how they operate within their own nation. Their arts, architecture, and other replicas were given so much recognition by international historians and archeologists. Their tools and inventions have given much interest to scholars in which they are earnestly studying each and every item, hoping that they would learn more about the Celts through a piece of replica.
