@civilwarbore It was part of a Roman festival called the Lemuria in May when angry spirits entered the home. It was a way to placate them.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip interesting, Beltane on 1 May was a night when Celts said spirits walked.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore Maybe it's both. Celts like their spirits2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip + the living & the dead was thin. At least per Cunliffe and that other dude whose name I don't remember.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore ...saw more fairy spirits? Or something. But at the same time, many of the "evil" spirits are faeries, like banshee.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip Yeah & it's all made more difficult because the damn druids wouldn't wrote anything down.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@civilwarbore although the implications of stuff from the hostile sources is SO interesting. One thing I like is kingship rituals2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@civilwarbore ...and the meat and bones were boiled while the king sat in the water, and then everyone at the sacrifice would eat the meat1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip the marriage of the king to the land! Pretty potent symbolism.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@civilwarbore It's apparently linked to why mountains in Scotland and Ireland have root in the Celtic word for breast, I tihnk
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