Wicker Man
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Reconstruction of Celtic tradition of burning wicker fires.
Despite being covered in a classic 1970's horror film, the tradition which the Celts named 'Wicker Man' had a much more innocent purpose, They would burn the wicker man at night on their equivalent of Halloween, which fell at the end of the Celtic year and represented an important milestone in the Celtic calendar. This was done to appease their gods of fire.
From:
The Celts A Pagan Trinity
First broadcast
:
28 May 1987
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9
Subject : History
Topic : Celts
Keywords : Celtic religion, God of fire, Celtic gods, Wicker man, Halloween,
Notes : Points to study - What type of religion did the Celts have? Which gods did they worship? Who is being worshipped here?
