The condition has been nicknamed the ‘Celtic curse’ because it disproportionately affects people of Celtic ancestry.
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For the last few millennia, the changing of the seasons has been marked by Celtic peoples with festivals. And some of the costumes were genuinely terrifying.
Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.
Several threads, including pre-Christian mythology, veneration of relics in Christian tradition, and medieval literature, have combined over the centuries into the Holy Grail metaphor of today.
The Mari Lwyd and the plygain are two prominent Welsh traditions celebrated over Christmas and the new year.
Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 in Wales is steeped in folklore and tradition.
A folklorist explains how Halloween continues an ancient Celtic tradition of the celebration of the dead.
Prayers and symbols have the power to bind people together, writes a religion scholar, and so it is important to understand the history and context of Good Friday prayers.
The high-stakes atmosphere of professional football means managers have to think smart to succeed. Emotional intelligence could be the smartest move they have.
Compared to its English neighbour, Scotland is a much more complex case, and it’s all about history – and money.
Bio-banding is all the rage as youth football seeks to make the most of young talent. Here’s why we shouldn’t get carried away.
Celtic and St Etienne are both in the dock with UEFA over fans waving Palestinian flags at Israeli teams.
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professeur des Universités en Histoire des Sciences, Université de Lorraine
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Emeritus Professor of Welsh, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer in Sport Coaching, University of Stirling
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Professor of Gastrointestinal Biology, Queen Mary University of London
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Dean’s Professor of Religion & Professor of History, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Sir Warwick Fairfax Lecturer in Celtic Studies, University of Sydney
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Director of Sport, Performance and Health, Heriot-Watt University
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Teaching Fellow in the History and Sociology of Sport, Moray House School of Education and Sport