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| | Ireland's OWN: Celtic Symbols |
 | | Nightmares, a name that is derived from that of the female horse, were thought by the Celts to be brought by a visiting horse Goddess. |
 | | In Scandinavian and Celtic cultures, the eating of horseflesh was, and is, taboo, with the exception of certain pagan rituals meant to celebrate or honour the Mare Goddess during which there is a sprinkling of bowls with horses blood to honour the Spirit of the Solar Year, Son of the Mare Goddess. |
 | | In Celtic culture, the Goddess Epona was depicted riding a horse, or sometimes a hornd goose, through the sky. |
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