Custom of the New Galatîs
As we follow the Coligny Calendar in Bessus Nouiogalation to determine our holidays, having a calendar at all means the year must start at some point. As the start of a new year is a cause for celebration nearly universally, we are no different in that regard. So the next questions are: When? And how …
Ion donicâ bûar iouincon Sueionon bitus bûe londos Temellos rîxti anarecomuâde Sioxti Dêuoi rodîssont Ac toutâ diuolcâssont Dû elus ratobo rodâtoi senti Ambipellon caitoi bûar litanos Eni bitû io eiobi bebiuar Dunnon eti anmadâtus Eni caitê bebiuar Uiducauaroi Arduos ac caletos carboi uidus Ducaris ac temenos... Gorgos Bebanar do toutâs Comarcîssont adbertâ Isse eiâ orxont …
The Dêuoi (Gods) are numerous. In Gaul, there was easily over 300, when counting the places in which the Gaulish language was spoken. That is just what we know, or assume. There are likely many we do not know, and many more deities than we yet know -- inside and outside of what was Gaul. …
