Meaning and Definition of Celts

Definition of Celts

Referred to as Celtic some tribes or Indo-European groups who were located in certain regions of Europe and who shared both Celtic languages derived from a common trunk as also traditions, customs, beliefs, and lifestyles. The Celts were traditionally seen as barbarians against the imperial structure of Rome and after the decline and disappearance of the formed several European States which still exist to this day.
A regret that the Celtic culture is today associated almost exclusively with the countries of the British Isles less England, the truth is that the Celts were spread across much of Europe, even in the region of central Europe and expand from there to the North, South, East and West. It is estimated that the first Celtic tribes appeared in the region of Hallstatt (Austria) in the bronze age and were characterized by an advanced arms development, as well as an impressive work of metals. The Celts lived mostly grouped in tribes in which the head of the family was the father, repeating the family in the social and political organization.
Among the groups most important Celtic and that most marked the European countries that currently occupy that space must mention the Gauls (France), to the celtiberians (in Spain), the Celts in the Balkans, and, above all, the Celts of the British Isles such as Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
There is no doubt that the Celtic culture is one of the most wonderful Western cultures, keeping its strong roots against the advance of other cultures. The Celts were an important romanization process to be dominated (some of them) by the Roman structures. However, to disappear this customs traits Celts such as social training, the working of metals, the warrior spirit, the notion of clans, religious practices and customs of everyday life endured until today.