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Originally Posted by svin
Don't N.Italian separatists view themselves as Celts not as Germanics? At least some people on this forum wrote so.
Breha, comment please.  |
Yes, Svin and Dux, the real ancestry is similar to Occitania, Southern France, especially with regard to the padanese language substratum, which has been identified by a professional linguist, professor Geoffrey Hull of Sidney University. The website in question expresses political views that are considered bizzarre by most padanists (actually they have an admiration for german efficiency, as it is for me personally, but they do not feel german at all). I guess the desire of being part of the asatru religion plays a part into the inflation of this part of our past that has left a relative cultural impact on our society. If we use butter instead of (or alongside with) oil when cooking it is not due to the longobards, it is an ancient celtic usage, also we are closer to Innsbruck than we are to Rome so we have other northern influxes. So it is for many other cultural traits, on which I will speak more amply tomorrow; Dux, do not worry, in any case a civilized discussion on the italian peculiarities is useful.