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XIth Keltia Conference "Sacred Waters among the Celts" Celtic tradition did not merely acknowledge that water was the essential element for life. It personified and deified the various water sources based on perfectly coherent criteria, the understanding of which is essential for anyone wishing to comprehend this spirituality.
Monique Loquet, née Thobie, passed away on Monday, September 7, in Saint-Nazaire, at the age of 96. Born on August 28, 1930, she lived in Guérande.
Five documentary witnesses preserved at the Archivo General de Simancas and dated from November 29 to December 2, 1483, allow us to follow the negotiation and then the implementation of an agreement between Francis II, Duke of Brittany, Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Isabella I of Castile. Bretaigne DAO publishes the references of the sources already found, what they actually establish, and the documents that still need to be located.
Bretagne Réunie once again submits a petition to the National Assembly for a consultation on the attachment of Loire-Atlantique to the Brittany region.
90 years of Kredenn Geltiek Conferences and Concert Aziliz MANROW
The Irish author Diarmuid Ó Breasláin has just published "A Short History of the Breton Language," a work in English that traces about 1,500 years of the history of the Breton language, from its Brittonic origins to its contemporary situation.
Koun Breizh publishes an open letter in the press addressed to the President of the Regional Council of Brittany, Loig Chesnais-Girard, demanding the removal of the controversial phrase "Everything is good in Breton..." which creates an association between Breton and pig with regrettable effects. Will he respond?
The history program from Brezhoweb returns in a new format, with a new theme and a new presenter.
The second edition of the Kraków Celtic Festival takes place from September 4 to 6 in Kraków, Poland. For three days, musicians and dancers from Poland, Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Brittany gather in the former Polish capital. A Celtic presence that may be surprising nearly 1,500 kilometers from Brittany, but which is based both on a very active local music scene and on a much older history.
The Organization of Unrepresented Nations and Peoples (UNPO) held its 21st General Assembly in The Hague on August 29 and 30, 2026. Representatives of the member nations and peoples of the UNPO reviewed the organization's activities, discussed developments affecting their communities, adopted resolutions, and elected a new presidency.
The communication regarding the launch of the consultation of Bretons by the Brittany region is centered around the phrase "everything is good in Breton!" which brings to mind the well-known saying "everything is good in the pig!" Koun Breizh cannot accept this association of ideas and asks Loig Chenais-Girard to remove this mention that reminds us of the latent racism we have endured in history. However, in self-deprecation, this association does not make us laugh.
The Interceltic Business Forum has become the economic component of the Interceltic Festival. The event is organized by Lorient Agglomeration, the Morbihan Chamber of Commerce, AudéLor, and Breizh America, with the support of the Interceltic Festival of Lorient.
It's the end of the holidays! For the back-to-school season, Brezhoweb presents the new releases in the Breton language for September 2026! Come discover the new books in Breton, podcasts, applications, music albums, videos, and the events of the month in the Breton language.
Born in Morlaix in 1827, Charles-Gustave Rivoallan seemed destined for the peaceful career of a lawyer. However, the gold rush led him to California, and then to the Sonora Desert alongside the buccaneers of Count Raousset-Boulbon. Battles, heat, Apache attacks, and disillusionments turned his quest for fortune into a true survival ordeal. Before his discreet return to Brittany, Rivoallan had experienced one of those forgotten epics that transform an ordinary life into History.
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