We know very little about the practice and belief of the followers of the Celtic religions. All we have are some archaeological sites and writings by Christians who's aim was to destroy these religions. Imagine trying to discover the philosophy and beliefs of Hinduism from ruins of a temple and the writings of Christian evangelists and Muslim temple destroyers!
However some stories remain, and even though they have been changed by Christian commentators there are some intriguing clues that these religions might not only have been similar to Hinduism, but connected to India as a spiritual centre.
The story of Eithne, who in some stories is a goddess and others a princess. fasting after an insult, she would not eat any food, but:
In modern versions of the story Eithne ends up converting to Christianity, at which point she dies and goes to heaven, but this ending is certainly an addition by Christian evangelists.when she was insulted the demon of the Tuatha Dé Danann left her and she could no longer partake of their food. She might, however, drink from the cows of India, as it was a land of righteousness.
It makes me wonder though, was India "the land of righteousness" the centre of religion over a wide part of the world in ancient times?
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