Dominique Corolleur's blog

Founded in 1989 the Celtomania festival is a celebration dedicated to Celtic music, culture and heritage. It is on from Friday, October 5 to Sunday, November 11 2018. Events will be taking place in a number of towns in Brittany's  Loire-Atlantique: Nantes (Naoned), Bouvron, Haute-Goulaine, Héric, La Chapelle-Launay, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Lavau-sur -Loire, Orvault (Orvez), Pornic (Pornizh) , Saint-Aignan de Grandlieu, Saint-Etienne de Montluc, Saint-Herblain (Sant-Ervlan), Saint-Jean de Boiseau, Sucé-sur-Erdre (Sulieg), Treillières and Le Pellerin. 

Carnoët (Breton: Karnoed) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor (Aodoù-an-Arvor) department in the north of Brittany. On the hillside above Carnoët a large scale project is underway that celebrates the heritage and Celtic history of Brittany. La Vallee des Saints - The Valley of the Saints is the concept of Philippe Abjean. His idea is to erect 1,000 monumental statues, three or four metres high, each carved from a slab of granite. It has been described as the 21st century Carnac, which is the site of thousands of prehistoric standing stones in the south of Brittany.

Carwyn Jones is currently First Minister of Wales. In an interview with the French daily newspaper Ouest France, Carwyn Jones has raised the possibility of the creation of a Euroregion between Wales and Brittany.

He said: "European interregional cooperation remains a priority. Our cultural, linguistic and commercial links with Brittany date back hundreds of years, but it was not until 2004 that our relationship was formalized."

The International Celtic Congress (Breton: Ar C'hendalc'h Keltiek, Cornish: An Guntelles Keltek, Manx: Yn Cohaglym Celtiagh, Scottish Gaelic: A' Chòmhdhail Cheilteach, Irish: An Chomhdháil Cheilteach, Welsh: Y Gyngres Geltaidd) is being held  in Quimper, Brittany on 16 - 21 July 2018. The International Celtic Congress is a cultural organisation that seeks to promote the Celtic languages of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man. Its stated object is to "...

The Battle of Ballon took place on 22 November 845 when Breton forces led by Nominoë, Duke of Brittany defeated the Frankish army of  Charles Le Chauve (13 June 823 – 6 October 877) who was the King of West Francia and grandson of the Emperor Charlemagne. Nominoë (d. 7 March 851) was the first Duke and later King of Brittany from 846 to his death and is also known as Tad ar Vro ("father of the country").

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Bretons and friends of Brittany gather, in Brittany and all over the world, to celebrate the culture and heritage of Brittany. Fête de la Bretagne - Gouel Breizh takes place on the days before and after the 19th May, which is the date of the feast of St. Yves (Breton: Gouel Erwan).  Saint Yves was born on 17th October 1253 at Kermartin in Brittany. He graduated in civil law and became a lawyer and judge who was famous for defending the poor without taking payment. Saint Yves was ordained in 1284 and when he retired from law in 1287 became a preacher.

The flag of Brittany is called the Gwenn-ha-du, which means white and black in Breton. On Friday the largest Breton flag in the world was laid out on the ground of Roazhon Park, a stadium in Rennes, Brittany. Roazhon is the Breton name for Rennes. The Gwenn-ha-du is 45, 75 meters long and 30.5 meters wide giving a total area of ​​1 395 m2.

Ar Redadeg is an organised running event across Brittany involving thousands of people. The aim is to promote the Breton language which is one the last six Celtic languages spoken in the world today, the others being Cornish, Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. The event takes place every two years in support of various projects related to the Breton language. 

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Fête de la Bretagne in California

 May 18th - 27th in San Francisco, Berkley, San Diego, CA

Paris, the capital of France, is one of the most visited cities in the world. Renowned for its beauty this major European city is a global centre for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. The name "Paris" is derived from its early inhabitants, the Celtic Parisii tribe. The Parisii inhabited the Paris area from around the middle of the 3rd century BC. It is thought that they created a settlement on île de la Cité which is a natural island on the Seinne river. The île de la Cité is where the cathedral of  Notre-Dame de Paris stands.