ReligionForBreakfast on MSNOpinion

How Roman accounts shaped modern views of the Druids

The Druids have long been portrayed as powerful mystics and religious leaders, but historical evidence tells a far more ...
Mythos The Historian on MSN

The Ancient Priests that Practiced Rituals No One Was Allowed to Witness

The Druids were among the most mysterious figures of the ancient world—priests, judges, and keepers of knowledge who operated in secrecy. They held immense influence over society, guiding rulers and ...
The New York Times

Curious Tourists and Modern-Day Druids: Marking the Solstice at Stonehenge

To celebrate the celestial event, the ropes come down at the ancient monument, and visitors spend the night to greet the sunrise. By Lisa Lucas In the predawn darkness, a procession of druid priests ...
Reuters

Did Jesus headline Glastonbury before Springsteen?

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Jesus Christ may have visited an English town now renowned for a raucous modern-day music festival to meet ancient druids, a new film argues. "And did Those Feet" explores the ...
Times Union

Britain recognizes Druids as religion

LONDON -- Druids have been worshipping the sun and earth for thousands of years in Europe, but now they can say they're practicing an officially recognized religion. The ancient pagan tradition best ...
cursus.edu

Would you like to celebrate Imbolc, the end of winter, with Brigit and a druid?

In the last centuries BC, the Celtic peoples were ruled by a priestly class: the Druids. The Druids are first mentioned in the writings of Julius Caesar, who around 50 BC wrote that Druidism ...