Origins of Martin's cult attribution emerge
the beginning of winter annual cycle, and the Celtic calendar year is divided into two dihotomijska annual cycle - summer and winter, in the winter period which begins on 1 November, when winter occurs Samain

(Celtic Samuhin), which is marked by a spiritual touch with the world of the dead from subterraneus. In the above context, the author reminds us that what the Irish Samain area, it's Hallowe'en in English and under the influence of Celtic tradition of worship of the dead, 8 century, Christianity accepts the first November as a memorial day to all the Saints (All Saints). Thus, vol. Martin leads the winter, a cold and dark time puts under its protection, symbolically spreading the mantle at the same time differentiating the world of the living from the dead, and the whiteness of the inner mantle of Martin evokes not only the whiteness of winter than to announce entry into the world of the dead.








Celts group name for the tribes and peoples who lived on the present territory of Great Britain, Ireland, Belgium, France and Switzerland, and mixing with other nations and then came to Pannonia. In the mainland of western Europe were known as Gauls, and the area of their settlement Galija. In classical antiquity the Romans during the Republic had the first contacts and conflicts with the Celts, but in northern Italy, where the Celtic Gauls in the 6th and 5 century BC. Kr. settled north of Fall River (Po). Celtic tribes had three main classes: warriors, druids, and farmers. 



