Due to its location and geography, Western Europe has seen many successive waves of immigrants throughout its history.
Although “Celtic” is often associated with the people of Ireland and Scotland, the Celts emerged as a unique culture in central Europe more than 2,500 years ago.
In Belgium, the two main ethnic groups are Fleming and Walloon, who make up about three quarters of the population. As with other ethnic groups, these two are most easily identifiable by their languages, which are indications of where they emigrated from. The Fleming, for example, speak a variation of Dutch, indicating that they originally came from the north, while the Walloon speak a variation of French, indicating that they came from the south.
In Germany, the vast majority of the population is ethnically German, with the second largest ethnic group being ethnically Turkish. The presence of ethnic Turks in Germany is related to 20th century migration and despite their small number; they have managed to hold on to their cultural traditions in a different country.
Although “Celtic” is often associated with the people of Ireland and Scotland, the Celts emerged as a unique culture in central Europe more than 2,500 years ago.
In Belgium, the two main ethnic groups are Fleming and Walloon, who make up about three quarters of the population. As with other ethnic groups, these two are most easily identifiable by their languages, which are indications of where they emigrated from. The Fleming, for example, speak a variation of Dutch, indicating that they originally came from the north, while the Walloon speak a variation of French, indicating that they came from the south.
In Germany, the vast majority of the population is ethnically German, with the second largest ethnic group being ethnically Turkish. The presence of ethnic Turks in Germany is related to 20th century migration and despite their small number; they have managed to hold on to their cultural traditions in a different country.