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Breton Culture & Tradition in Brittany

Welcome to this brittany culture and traditions section. We have articles on the history of Brittany, Breton Language, Breton Music, Megaliths in Brittany, the Breton Flag and much more.

Brittany is also known as Llydaw, Bretagne and Breizh by its neighbours in Wales, France and by Breton speakers.

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Brittany Traditions and Culture

Traditional Breton Dress
Traditional Breton Dress
Breton culture and traditions including the history of Brittany, Breton flags , language , megaliths and monuments, artists , Breton music , maritime heritage and more. If you have an interest in Breton Culture and would like to contribute to this section please contact us . more...

Cairn of Barnanez could be World Heritage site.

cairn 2The candidature of Cairn de Barnenez (29)for the list of sites classified by UNESCO as "world heritage site" is being reintroduced by the mayor of Plouezoc'h, Romain Guillou. Situated on the Kernéléhén peninsula in the Finistère-Nord region... more...

Hearse and Carriage?

In France it's legal to marry the dead

In France it’s legal to marry the deadDozens apply each year for permission to marry dead people under a law created during World War I. Over the years, hundreds of requests have been granted more...

Onion Johnnies

Striped shirts, berets and bicycles strung with onions

French Onions
French Onions
Onion Johnny is the nickname given to the French farmers and agricultural labourers that sell distinctive pink onions door-to-door in England, Wales and Scotland. more...

Breton Mythology and Folklore

A Korrigan is a female fairy or dwarf-like spirit

Ankou
Ankou
Ankou is a personification of death mainly in Breton mythology. It is said that he is the one who collects the souls of the dead and aids them on their journey to the next world, in his old rickety cart... more...

Breton Religious Heritage

Pilgrimages, pardons and saints

Breton Religious Heritage
Religious Heritage
Following the devastation of the Norman Invasion, from the ninth century onwards the religious revival in Brittany witnessed the flowering of roman Catholic abbeys and churches. From the XIIth to ... more...

The Breton Language

The oldest surviving document in Breton dates to the end of the 8th century

FlagsTo any visitor the most obvious difference between Brittany and the rest of France is the Breton language. This is not always high-profile in everyday life but everywhere are examples ... more...

Brittany Cities of Art

An urban tradition

Brittany Cities of Art
Brittany Cities of Art
Little is known of the urban tradition in this maritime and agricultural land. Yet it dates from the XIth century, and for some cities, from the Middle Ages. There are four... more...

Bécassine & Bleuette

The dolls of “La Semaine de Suzette"

Becassine
Becassine
In 1905 Henri Gautier began the weekly magazine “La Semaine de Suzette”. As an historic reference, it was at the same time of the legal separation between the French ... more...

A Tale of Two Cities

There are over 100 'twinnings' of British and Breton towns and villages

Breton & British Twin Towns
Twin Towns
Town twinning was born in Europe shortly after the Second World War. Twinning provides the opportunity to find out more about the daily lives of citizens... more...

The Breton Legends

The Forest of Brocéliande and Merlin the Enchanter

Broceliande
Brocéliande
Brocéliande is the mythical name for the existing Forest of Paimpont, located to the South West of Rennes. The remains of a vast forest covering the centre of the ... more...

Breton Music

History and traditions

Breton musicThe regional music of Brittany is unique and covers all genres from Celtic style with obvious maritime influences... more...

The Breton Flags

From Kroaz Du to Gwenn Ha Du

ErmineThe first known flag of Brittany was the Kroaz Du (or Groaz du), the Black Cross, virtually the reverse of the old Cornish flag... more...

Boule Bretonne

Learn about this traditonal game

Boule BretonneThe most ancient game of bowls in France is practised in the western part of France, especially in Brittany. The game is also called boule en bois, because the boules ... more...

Brittany Hotels

Hotels in France
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Brittany Guidebooks and Bookstore

Brittany Book

Visit the FrenchEntrée Brittany guidebooks store for tourism and travel guide books on the Brittany region and information books on living in Brittany.

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