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This Saturday, October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, marks the festival of Samhain. Known as Kalan-Goañv in Breton, literally "beginning of winter," this ancient Celtic celebration marked, at dusk, the end of the light season, the onset of winter, and the beginning of a new year.
Bretaigne DAO continues to build its historical corpus with new manuscript reproductions, legal research tools, and a digitization campaign initiated with the Archives of Côtes-d’Armor. Recent advancements include an old copy of the will of Claude of France preserved in Carpentras and the identification of thirteen letters from Anne of Brittany addressed to the bishop and chapter of Tréguier.
Excavations conducted at Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon, in Ille-et-Vilaine, reveal the organization of a vast Gallic settlement covering 125 hectares. This discovery adds to an already considerable collection of remnants of Gallic civilization in Brittany, from Paule to Yaudet, including Huelgoat and Tronoën. It also invites a reconsideration of the claims made by archaeologist Yannick Lecerf, who stated that the Celts never came to Brittany.
Late on Monday, October 26, 2026, the Corsican nationalist representatives left the Senate and announced their withdrawal from the negotiation process regarding the island's autonomy. The reason: the adopted amendments that call into question several essential elements: a distinct community, resident status, or the recognition of the Corsican language.
A survey by Ifop published on October 22, 2026, reveals that 56% of residents in the five Breton departments support the attachment of Loire-Atlantique to the Brittany region, compared to 44% in 2012. Support reaches 62% in Loire-Atlantique and 52% in the other four departments. Conducted for Regions and Solidarity Peoples (R&PS), the survey also shows a majority support for federalism and the recognition of regional languages.
We are relaying the information sent to all Breton press. Open letter.
36th edition of the "Jazz à l'Ouest" festival
During the inauguration of the 37th edition of the Book Festival in Brittany, this Saturday, October 24, in Carhaix, Mayor Christian Troadec paid a lengthy tribute to Charlie Grall, co-founder of the festival, who passed away on February 28. He also announced his intention to actively participate in the regional elections of March 2028 with an autonomist list from the first round and without any alliances in the second round. A paradigm shift in Breton politics.
Koun Breizh asks Loig Chesnais-Girard, President of the Brittany region, and Megalis, to affirm the principle of full respect for our toponymy in the Breton language.
R. J. Kerno wins the Breton short story prize from the City of Carhaix for Distro ar marc’h, published in issue 476 (May 2026) of the magazine Al Liamm. The prize will be awarded to the winner during the Carhaix book festival.
The City of Carhaix Novel Prize is awarded to Anne-Solange Muis for "Écume d’hiver," her second novel (Phébus, 2026). The prize will be presented to her by the jury on Saturday, October 24 at 2:15 PM, at the Glenmor Space, during the Carhaix Book Festival.
A confirmed rating in Bern, about ten Breton documents reported in Saint Petersburg, new classified corpora, and exchanges initiated with several European networks: BRETAGNE-DOC presents the verifiable results of its week of work and the steps that remain to be pursued.
A 4th CD for O'TRIDAL: "Daou Pik Mann," like 2.0 For 10 years, O'TRIDAL has been developing and exploring the different facets of a Breton music that is, resolutely, personal to him. (Paker prod.)
The Yoran Embanner publishing house, based in Cléden-Poher (Finistère), is releasing a modernized and unexpurgated version of Book XII of Bertrand d'Argentré's History of Brittany. This work, dedicated to the years 1458 to 1532, notably restores the passages that were censored at the end of the 16th century regarding the union of Brittany with the Kingdom of France.
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