Proud to be a celt!
Thursday, March 18, 2010 Posted by Eric Tenin
We don't have many Irish people in Paris (about 15 000 according to a few sources that I found on the web), but we have Bretons! Bretons (remember this post?) are the people who live in the northwest west of France and who originate from the same Celts "tribes" and share more or less the same language (even though, it's not much spoken anymore, at least in France). This year, to celebrate Saint Patrick, they organized a huge Celt gathering where Irish, Bretons, and Asturians (Celts from Northern Spain) will gather, dance and play the bagpipes (check this if you want to hear what it sounds like- go directly to minute 4:30!). If you want to join them, it's next Saturday in Bercy.
March 18, 2010 12:15:00 AM GMT+01:00
Sounds like fun! I didn't know the Bretons and Asturans were Celtic progeny. They really got around those Celts. ; )
March 18, 2010 12:24:00 AM GMT+01:00
Some years ago I took classes in Celtic culture and learned about the Bretons ("The Horse of Pride") and the Spanish celts. I would love to attend this festival. Looks like its rainy in Paris now.
March 18, 2010 1:12:00 AM GMT+01:00
I learn so much from you, Eric! To be honest, the first thing I thought of was my favorite Asterix book, Asterix Chez les Bretons. :~}
March 18, 2010 3:23:00 AM GMT+01:00
My grandmother was a Bretonne from Quimper and she always said the Celts shared the same humor and the same enemy. LOL!! Can you guess who that might be?? We have a real Breton style creperie in San Francisco called "Ti Couz" owned by a true Bretonne where they make the authentic buckwheat crepes. You should try it the next time you are in San Francisco!!
March 18, 2010 5:44:00 AM GMT+01:00
What a wonderful capture of tones and contrasts.
I am sure the festival will be fun.
March 18, 2010 6:23:00 AM GMT+01:00
Hey, I know a little about this! The Bretons came/went over to France from Cornwall, and their languages overlap by about 75%. For comparison, Cornish and Welsh only overlap about 60%.
And, yes, Cornish speakers died out about 200 years ago, but it is being revived from written texts. (My grandfather was born in Cornwall.)
Cheers!
March 18, 2010 6:52:00 AM GMT+01:00
24000 francais inscrits au consulat francais a Dublin
March 18, 2010 9:32:00 AM GMT+01:00
Celts are known to be clever, aren't they ? So let me tell you a little thought from celt people (well I won't swear it is 100% Celt, maybe more British, but interesting too): first in French and then in English: "Prenez toujours exemple sur les canards;
présentez une attitude calme et indifférente à la surface,
et pédalez furieusement en-dessous !"
Something like "Always take exemple from ducks : show others a quiet and indifferent attitude and pedal furiously below". Hmm!
Let's see now what St Patrick's Day festivities will come up to. No doubt that'll be a big stuff.
March 18, 2010 10:58:00 AM GMT+01:00
The festival sounds like fun! Wonderful colors, perspective and framing!!
I love it here...
Ciao
March 18, 2010 4:21:00 PM GMT+01:00
Bonjour et buongiorno, Eleonora. Your "Roma Every Day" blog is fabulous, too, from photos of Piazza del Popolo to flickering street lamps in the evening.
Eric, I think Eleonora's blog is Rome's competition with Paris Daily Photo!
I think the "merci" comment yesterday was somebody being sarcastic, and offended that you didn't mention St. Patrick's Day on the 17th. You made up for it today.
March 18, 2010 5:28:00 PM GMT+01:00
Yes Eleonora's blog is fine!
Roma and Paris are close btw.
March 18, 2010 6:20:00 PM GMT+01:00
Hi Eric
as an Irish in Paris (one of the 15,000) I have to let you know that while we embrace our Breton cousins, our languages are nothing alike. Celtic languages split into 2 grouping many years ago Brythonic and Goidelic. While the Bertons share a similar root with the Welsh and the Cornish, we Irish share ours with the Scots and the Manx. Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are very very similar. Berton shares very very few words with Irish.
Still we both like a party and share other customs...
Richard
March 18, 2010 8:04:00 PM GMT+01:00
Hey Everyone, hey Eric,
just wanted to leave a note. Do you already know that one: http://www.paris-26-gigapixels.com/index-en.html ?
It's very very nice!
LG, Lizzy
March 18, 2010 8:30:00 PM GMT+01:00
You even wet the street for dramatic effect? This new format is really pushing you to a whole new level!
The corned beef was great yesterday....
Sean
March 18, 2010 9:36:00 PM GMT+01:00
March 19, 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT+01:00
Thanks, Eric, for introducing me to the word 'Asturans'. How ON EARTH could I never have heard of that before?! My roots are celtic (born in Scotland) after all, but well, as I console myself, you can't know everything!
I remember listening to the bagpipes in my grandfather's home town of Dornoch with a tear in my eye and a lump in my throat for the pure lost nostalgia of it all...
Hopefully Bercy will be great, but it'll never match a proud Scottish marching band..!
March 19, 2010 7:21:00 AM GMT+01:00
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