Celtic & Pagan Folklore
Belief in Celtic and Pagan Folklore: A World Where Nature, Spirits and the Otherworld Meet
Explore Celtic & Pagan Folklore
Journey through the ancient stories, beliefs and traditions of the Celtic world. Discover sacred animals, mysterious Otherworlds, fairies and spirits, ancient trees, seasonal festivals and the folklore that has survived through generations.
Celtic & Pagan Folklore
Ancient stories, sacred landscapes and the magic of the natural world
Step into the fascinating world of Celtic and Pagan folklore, where animals carried powerful meanings, ancient trees were treated with reverence, mysterious beings inhabited the landscape and the changing seasons shaped traditions that survived for generations.
Explore the subjects below to discover the stories, beliefs and folklore behind this mysterious world.
🌿 The Celtic Otherworld
Beyond the everyday world lay mysterious realms associated with supernatural beings, ancient gods, spirits and the Fae.
Discover how the Otherworld appears throughout Celtic mythology and folklore, and explore the strange places believed to form boundaries between our world and another.
🌳 Sacred Trees & Ancient Landscapes
Trees, forests, mountains, wells, rivers and other natural places have long played an important role in the folklore of Britain and Ireland.
Explore the beliefs surrounding sacred trees, ancient groves, holy wells and wild landscapes — and discover why certain places became associated with healing, spirits and the supernatural.
🐇 Animals in Celtic Mythology & Folklore
From the mysterious hare and watchful raven to the powerful stag, cunning fox and elusive wolf, animals appear throughout Celtic mythology and later British and Irish folklore.
Discover the legends, symbolism and beliefs surrounding these remarkable creatures.
🧚 Fairies, Spirits & the Fae
Fairies were not always the tiny, gentle creatures of modern stories.
Older traditions tell of mysterious beings connected with ancient mounds, wild landscapes and the Otherworld — beings that could be helpful, dangerous or simply impossible to understand.
Discover the folklore surrounding fairies, pixies, spirits and the Fae.
🌙 Shape-Shifting, Magic & Ancient Beliefs
Stories of transformation appear throughout Celtic mythology and later folklore.
Humans become animals, supernatural beings change their appearance and mysterious creatures move between different forms.
Explore tales of shape-shifting, folk magic, witches, charms, omens and ancient supernatural beliefs.
🔥 The Wheel of the Year
The changing seasons have shaped human life for thousands of years.
Today, many modern Pagan traditions celebrate eight seasonal festivals known collectively as the Wheel of the Year, marking important moments in the natural cycle of darkness, light, growth, harvest and renewal.
Explore Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh and Mabon, their traditions and the folklore surrounding the changing year.
💧 Sacred Waters, Wells & Rivers
Water has long been associated with healing, offerings, spirits and mysterious forces.
Across Britain and Ireland, ancient wells, springs, rivers, lakes and pools became places of legend and tradition.
Discover the fascinating folklore surrounding sacred water and the beings said to inhabit it.
🏔️ Folklore of Britain & Ireland
Every landscape has its stories.
Travel through the folklore of Wales, Scotland, Ireland, England and the borderlands, discovering local legends, strange creatures, haunted landscapes and stories passed from one generation to another.
Where Folklore Inspires Art
Many of the animals, landscapes and old stories explored here also inspire the artwork created for Pixie Page Crafts.
A hare beneath a moonlit sky, a raven overlooking an ancient landscape or a stag standing among Celtic ruins becomes much more interesting when you discover the centuries of stories that surround it.
Throughout these pages you'll find artwork inspired by the folklore you're reading about, with links to discover the corresponding digital art collections.