GAELS

CHILD & PARENTING

• The woman takes care of the child.
• The children start to work in their early teens.
• Most children attend Irish-medium schools.

EQUALITY & INEQUALITY

• The men control the household.
• Both men and women are treated as equals.
• Both men and women have equal say.

RIGHTS OF PASSAGE & CULTURAL RITUALS

• Rituals for rights of passage vary.
• The parents in the community perform the rituals.
• These rights of passage are performed when the children turn 16.

ART, MUSIC, SPORTS

• Dancing is a popular form of art in Gaelic culture.
• The music is combined with Irish traditional and Scottish folk music.
• Soccer is a popular sport in their region.

FAMILY/MARRIAGE

• The woman looks for a man who will offer a lot to the family.
• A richer man is more likely to be married then a poor one.
• The children go to the most fit parent that will provide well for then if there is a divorce.

RELIGION

• Their religion falls mostly under Roman Catholic.
• They have to follow a certain standard being Roman Catholics.
• The Gaels go to church for their religion.

EDUCATION

• Gaels don't really differ too much from what they teach compared to what our schools teach.
• They teach a lot about Irish culture in their schools.
• The normal curriculum is taught to children in the Gaelic culture.

ECONOMY

• They have access to technology but still rely on their old ways.
• Technology has changed education and health care.
• Today trade is more open to the Gaels then it was a couple hundred years ago.