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carnyx n

(music, historical) A bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end. The Festival Internacional do Mundo Celta de Ortigueira (International Festival of the Celtic World of Ortigueira) is held annually in Ortigueira, Galicia, Spain, to celebrate the feast day of its patron saint, Saint Martha, on this day.

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