" I find it ironic that so may people seek to tie themselves to Celtic or Teutonic traditions that they know nothing about... Seems like a form of self-loathing."

Hold on a mo, I come from a christian background too but have rejected it as it doesn't speak to me at all; I find it wanting when I ask questions of it. Having done my family history, there's much of interest in there about my family branches various religious traditions, and I love to visit the churches they attended. Their history speaks volumes to me, their religious beliefs do not (although had my Huguenot ancestors not been viciously persecuted I wouldn't be here today).

We live in a country where our cities, towns and villages have been occupied for millennia, we travel along ancient roads and are surrounded by reminders of our ancestors, from the ancient kings lying under the barrows to the tombs join our local churches. We know about them as we grew up with them, so this isn't self-loathing but part of a deep sense of being part of this land and my ancestors, some of whom were Celtic as it happens.