Those Celtic, Germanic, Slavic lesser gods are the cousins of the Roman fauns or Greek satyrs. All these religions might have a common indo-european origin anyway. I wouldn't call their existence an animistic trait. They are numerous, but also individuals, separated from nature, like angels are. Of course, you can find animistic traits everywhere if you look (and argue) long enough. Doesn't Jesus materialize in bread and wine?
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