Meaning: Festival of Summer When: The full moon closest to the Summer Solstice. This will be the full moon during either Samonios or Dumanios, whichever is closest to the solstice that year. Normally the latter. For reference: https://www.coligny-app.com/ Deity in focus: Taranis. This is the higest point of Samos and light in the year, representative …
Centusamos
Meaning: Start of Summer. When: Two first quarter moons (or whatever starts your month) before the summer solstice. This will revolve around 1 Samonios or 1 Quimonios depending on the year. For reference: https://www.coligny-app.com/ Deity in focus: Maponos. As a god associated with youthfulness, magic, and light, I find that this time of year reflects …
Mon Dugion Taranes
As the Gaulish Polytheist revival continues on and grows, the names of the Dêuoi (Gods) become more known. No doubt as more find their way to Them, some will find themselves drawn particularly to a few. Some will find themselves drawn to a specific one, even. This is far from uncommon in Polytheist religions today. …
Îuoi (Holidays)
As with any other Polytheist tradition, a Gaulish Polytheist one needs holidays. Those special times of year where we come together to observe specific Dêuoi for specific reasons. As well as attuning ourselves to the cycle of the seasons, and what that means for us. In this case, different Gaulish Polytheists have different answers. In …
Taranis Etî Andenamatos
The bounty of the harvest was gathered And the beasts were counted to be culled In those times long ago done as is today The fires burning bright like Suns at night Songs sung by fires and music was heard Unbridled the joy from the kin of Mannus They reveled in the gifts the Dêuoi …
Spatlon Carnoni (by Selgowiros Caranticnos)
When the world was young, man had no home. Man had walked the wild, trying to find rest. Each day the sun would burn man, and the night sky would cool him but make him cold. Taranis would give storms to man. Man thanked Taranis but asked for the rain to not make them wet …
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Mapað Leuci
Cenos eiânt noxtiâ eni scâtê Lanolucrâ uotigû Centugiamos Aros rerine dagodagrus Mapað Leuci gentos essi Taranis, sueios atîr nertos Eponâ, sueios matîr canis Taranis garti dû litou mârou Dedosseîs sueios taruos uerouos Ollon dalton eni sin Giamolitû Beton eti otlon daltar Cantlâ bûar cecanon Textâ bûar eiorar Litus urexti ollon loudos …
Uepoi Bessous (Words of Practice)
A list of words related to the Gaulish Polytheist practice of Tegoslougos Nemotarvos. These encompass practical ritual use, as well as religious concepts. Words with an asterisk proceeding them are reconstructions. Dêwos, Dêwoi: God, Gods Dêwa, Dêwas: Goddess, Goddesses Diastus: The way of things. Set into motion by ritual. Uîros: Truth. (Though also means "man".) …
Galatîs Sindiu
Those of us in the world today live in a world that is very different than that of the Iron Age in which the Gaulish peoples lived. Fifteen hundred years separate us from them. The loss of a language, a religion, and a culture. An identity. To speak of identity in times like these can …
Taranis Eti Widucawarix
In those days when Man was young Crude was their world, lives were short Of hunger sated by raw flesh of beast And great was their fear of the night As darkness did hold sway unhindered Life was very hard for those before us Yet they were still gifted by the Gods For they still …
