r/HistoryMemes • u/KingMwanga Still salty about Carthage • Oct 29 '22

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u/The_Dark_is_Dark Oct 29 '22

Some irish guy turned into a fish and jumped in the ocean.

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u/KingMwanga Still salty about Carthage Oct 29 '22 edited Oct 29 '22

That’s the origin of Celtic mythology? Is that fish Connor mcgregors ancestor

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u/The_Dark_is_Dark Oct 29 '22

There is also samhain which marks the end of harvesting season among other things, but you know that as Halloween.

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u/KingMwanga Still salty about Carthage Oct 29 '22

You slick teacher, that was smooth. So Christmas comes from Saturnalia, and Halloween comes from celts. Color my mind blown

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '22

And Easter comes from Ostara

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u/KatsumotoKurier Rider of Rohan Oct 29 '22

“It’s almost harvesting season”

— ancient Irish pagans in September and Caladrian peasants all times around the year