About 420 results for ‘Breton people’
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Breton people
The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain in waves from the 3rd to 6th century into the Armorican peninsula, subsequently named Brittany after them. The main traditional language of Brittany is Breton (Brezhoneg) and is spoken in Western Brittany. Today Breton is spoken by approximately 365,000 people, of whom about 240,000 speak it fluently. Another linguistic minority is present in Brittany, namely speakers of the Gallo language; Gallo is only spoken in Eastern Brittany, where Breton has virtually never been. Breton is closely related to the Brythonic languages Cornish (closely) and Welsh (more distantly) while the Gallo language is a Romance language of the langue d'oil family. Bretons' native language is mainly French nowadays. Brittany and its people are included as one of the six Celtic nations. Ethnically, along with the Cornish and Welsh, the Bretons are the last vestiges of the ancient British. The actual number of ethnic Bretons in Brittany and France as a whole is difficult to assess as the French government does not make such statistics. The present day population of Brittany based on a January 2007 estimate is 4,365,500. A strong historical emigration has created a Breton diaspora whithin the French borders and in the overseas departments and territories of France; it is mainly established in Paris area. Many Breton families have also emigrated to the Americas, predominantly to Canada the United States and the first settlers of the French Antilles were from Brittany .
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photo de mariage à la Celle-en-Coglès
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Child
- Grocery store
- Man
- Marriage
- Musician
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- Date:
- 20th century
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La veillée, la main chaude (titre factice)
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Cat
- Distaff
- Game of skill
- Man
- Morlaix
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Armor avec pneus Falconnet-Perodeaud
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Recreation
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bicycle
- Breton people
- Cycling
- Folk costume
- Woman
- Youth
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Le Folgoët Pardon
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- Procession
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Pardon bigouden
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Costume
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Child
- Folk costume
- Procession
- Woman
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Pardon bigouden
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- Girl
- Procession
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Designation:
- vase
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- Portrayed subject:
- Boot
- Breton people
- Flower
- Folk costume
- Leaf
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Noce bretonne
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- Field(s):
- Entertainment
- Ethnology
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Biniou
- Bombard (music)
- Breton people
- Folk dance
- Fouesnant
- Marriage
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Femme de Pont-L'Abbé
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Duck
- Folk costume
- House
- Pont-l'Abbé
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Homme de Châteauneuf-du-Faou
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Cane
- Châteauneuf-du-Faou
- Folk costume
- Man
- Peasant
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Femme de Châteaulin
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Châteaulin
- Folk costume
- House
- Spring (hydrology)
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Homme de Châteaulin
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- Portrayed subject:
- Barrel
- Beaker (drinkware)
- Bottle
- Breton people
- Cane
- Châteaulin
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Paysan breton au livre
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bench (furniture)
- Book
- Breton people
- Brittany
- Field (agriculture)
- Folk costume
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Pardon à Ploaré
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Child
- Folk costume
- Man
- Procession
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Fête bretonne
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- Field(s):
- Entertainment
- Ethnology
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- House
- Le Faouët, Morbihan
- Man
- Party
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Homme de Plougastel-Daoulas en procession
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bell tower
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- Man
- Plougastel-Daoulas
- Procession
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Scène de marché en Bretagne
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Châteaulin
- Folk costume
- House
- Market
- Province of León
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Scène de marché en Bretagne
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bar (establishment)
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- House
- Man
- Market
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Le Retour
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- Portrayed subject:
- Box-bed
- Breton people
- Brittany
- Death
- Folk costume
- Man
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Designation:
- buffet
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Flower
- Folk costume
- Spindle (textiles)
- Wheel
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Designation:
- table
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- Man
- Spindle (textiles)
- Woman
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Designation:
- chaise
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- Man
- Spindle (textiles)
- Wheel
- Woman
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Artist(s):
- Émile Gallé
Bretons en barque
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- Man
- Oar (sport rowing)
- Sea
- Sitting
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- Date:
- 20th century
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La Passion du Christ
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- Portrayed subject:
- Baptism of Jesus
- Biniou
- Bombard (music)
- Breton people
- Calvary
- Crown (headgear)
- …
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- Date:
- 16th century
- 17th century
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Couple de mariés bretons à cheval
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Folk costume
- Horse
- Man
- Marriage
- Peasant
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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Amieux Frères
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- Portrayed subject:
- Biniou
- Boat
- Breton people
- European pilchard
- Folk dance
- Landscape
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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Fumeur de pipe breton
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Man
- Sitting
- Smoking pipe (tobacco)
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- Date:
- 20th century
