Small downloadable jpg celtic symbols

Download Checkout Added to cart. Description of Cernunnos Cernunnos was the ancient Celtic and Pagan god of fertility, life, animals, prosperity, and the afterlife. Style Variations: bold - light - outlined - colorable. General Celtic description The Celts were an Indo-European tribe that, at one time, covered large parts of northern and western Europe. The Celts existed from the Iron Age, as is evidenced by archaeological finds, and are found, still in Northern Europe, discussed in texts dating from time of Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire.

The Celts lived in small, rural societies. Imbolc Celtic , North Europe. Yule Yuletide Celtic , North Europe. Samhain Celtic , North Europe. Triple Spiral Celtic , North Europe. Double Spiral Celtic , North Europe. Wheel of Taranis Celtic , North Europe. Awen Celtic , North Europe. Druid Sigil Celtic , North Europe. The Bull Celtic , North Europe. It consists of a rope in the form of a continuous loop laid out as an upright square shape with loops at each of the four corners.

It is extremely ancient and may date back to the stone-age, used by many other ancient civilizations, not just the Celts. It was later attributed to King Solomon. The absence of any beginning or end in the knot makes it a symbol of eternity and immortality, while the design of two entwined figures makes the knot a symbol of love.

Malbon is a modern Pagan ritual of thanksgiving at the autumnal equinox. Practitioners are thankful for the fruits of the earth and share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and the God during the winter months. The name Mabon was coined in as a reference to a character from Welsh mythology. Lammas Day was originally a Pagan Celtic festival, marking the wheat harvest. It was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. Lammas day typically fell at the very beginning of August.

Beltane was the Gaelic May Day festival, held around 1st May. It marked the beginning of Summer, the time that cattle would be driven out to the pastures. Bonfires and their flames, smoke and ashes were lit as part of rituals to protect the cattle, crops and people. Imbolc, later called St. Imbolc was originally a pagan festival which became a celebration of St. Brigid, a Christianization of an earlier Pagan goddess.

Yule or Yuletide is the historical festival of the winter solstice, originally celebrated by Celtic tribes in what is modern-day Germany. Yule lent many customs to the later, Christian, Christmas festival at the same time of year.

Customs like the Yule log, Yule boar, Yule singing, and others originated with Celtic Pagan traditions. Samhain is the name of a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of winter, after the autumn harvest. Celebrated from 31 October to 1 November, between sunsets.

Samhain is Pagan in origin, celebrated since ancient times. Neolithic tombs have been found in Ireland aligned sunrise at the same time of year. It marked the time cattle returned from the summer pastures livestock was slaughtered for the winter. The triple spiral is extremely ancient. It may be older than the first Celtic tribes who used it. The symbol represents female power, femininity, motherhood, transition and growth.

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