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Tartan Details - (A-Z), Heolnezva ha Materi, Kelt hag Armor

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "(A-Z), Heolnezva ha Materi, Kelt hag Armor" tartan is shown below. 

Reference: 10492
Designer: Gwihur Tramoriad, Bernar
Tartan date: 03/01/2010
Registration date: 26 September 2011
Category: Fashion
Restrictions: Yes. Written permission must be sought from the designer.


Registered with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office: (Canada) OPIC/CIPO 1083486 as a part of the book in three languages, french, breton and english : Lid, la cérémonie par quelques couples de tartans complémentaires. ISBN 978-2-921502-38-2 or 978-2921502-39-9 All rights reserved
Registration notes: The design is shown in white and black following the heraldic history of Armoric Brittany whose most ancient known name, Armor, attributed to the celts, means 'Land of sea'. Here the term is taken as a noun or adjective. It may be more ancient than the Celtic language which has claimed it for its own. In the pattern, white represents the day and black the night. The months with the shortest days and longest nights give way to the longest days and shortest nights between the perihelion and the aphelion of the earth’s orbit round the sun. The width of the lines that represents them grows or lessens as one year gives way to another. The continuity and variation of time are shown in this way. We are essentially talking about permanence and fragility, transience. The night is inert, empty of meaning. Symbolically and politically, we can expect nothing from it except to come up against an obstacle, except distress. In contrast, the day tends towards light, comprehension justifying action. It begins at the centre of every design ands spreads out to its edges. Visually the result is movement, dynamism. In this respect, this tartan is dedicated to the civility of people in relation to their collective Celto-Armoric identity, as well as to the materialistic, atheist, secular community and the civilisation that results from it. The breton title means 'Aphelion and matter, Celt and Armorican or Armor'. In the language of symbolism and philosophy, the body submitted to the aphelion turns towards the source of light, matter. Thus in the struggle between the rational victor and the irrational vanquished, this tartan should ideally be worn between the 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th July and the 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th January, the dates varying a little according to the year.
Information notes: To view woven sample, please request NAS6/O6/Oversize.
Woven Sample: A woven sample of this tartan has been received by the Scottish Register of Tartans for permanent preservation in the National Records of Scotland.
Registrant details: Mr Bernar Gwihur Tramoriad, Leur-Roc'h // Leraud, Krug-uhel // Cruguel, Mor-bihan, France, 56420
[email protected]
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