Festival Interceltique de Lorient Breton Phrases
Emvod ar Gelted An Oriant
Festival Interceltique de Lorient is called "Emvod ar Gelted An Oriant" in Breton. The phrase to know first is "Degemer mat!" (Welcome!).
The Festival Interceltique de Lorient is called Emvod ar Gelted An Oriant in Breton. Below are its name, the town's Breton name, and the words of welcome you will see.
Greetings
Degemer mat!
Welcome!
The greeting on signs and banners.
Donemat!
Welcome!
From donet, to come, and mat, good.
Useful words
An Oriant
Lorient
The Breton name of the town.
fest-noz
night festival, dance
The traditional Breton dance night. The plural is festoù-noz.
The history of Emvod ar Gelted An Oriant
The Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient, in Breton Emvod ar Gelted An Oriant, is an annual Celtic festival held in Lorient, Brittany; it is also called Gouelioù Etrekeltiek an Oriant. It was founded in 1971 by Polig Monjarret and takes place in the heart of the city every August. It is dedicated to the cultural traditions of the Celtic nations, with music and dance, and brings in participants from Brittany, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Galicia, Asturias and the wider Celtic diaspora.
Common questions
What is the Lorient festival called in Breton?
Emvod ar Gelted An Oriant, also called Gouelioù Etrekeltiek an Oriant.
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Wikipedia
- blas. course data
- Geriafurch Breton dictionaries (TermOfis, Ofis Publik ar Brezhoneg)
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Geriafurch Breton dictionaries (TermOfis, Ofis Publik ar Brezhoneg)
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
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