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Breton history

• Old Breton history goes back to the Paleolithic Era (before 5000 BC), when hunter-gatherers roamed the country.

• Between 3500 and 1500 BC, new a new people came to Brittany from the Mediterranean who brought with them their traditions and religion.

• Later the Celts arrived and settled in the Eastern parts of the country.

• In the first Century BC, the Romans conquered Brittany.

• In the 3rd century AD, Christianity arrived.

Culture and Language

• The people of Brittany had many religious and heathen beliefs, miraculous fountains, holy stones and supernatural legends are but a few of them.

• The Breton language is the only Celtic language spoken on the continent. Like in Scotland, Wales and Ireland on the British Isles, there is a real movement in favour of keeping the old Celtic language alive in Brittany today. It is supported by dynamic cultural associations and some local communities.
  

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