Druids

Being a Druid was being a part of a religion. It was not a cult, but a group you belonged to and worshiped with. The first evidence of druids is from around 25,000 years ago, and they still exist today. They believe in spiritual rebirth and Mother Earth. A lot of people claim the Druids used to worship in Stonehenge, and most will say it is true. Some even say Druids are responsible for building the great monument. It was positive the Druids celebrated the summer solstice at Stonehenge, because there is photography as evidence. The Druids were viewed as priests so the people of England both respected and feared them. Druids were very educated people; they were viewed as judges and teachers. People even believed that the Druids could see into the future. These people who had learned the knowledge of being a Druid were not allowed to write down any of their knowledge so we have no idea what they would learn.

The Druids would make sacrifices to the gods, sometimes they were human sacrifices. This got them on the bad side of many people including the Romans. Caesar was especially horrified with this barbaric behavior. The Romans would write details of what happened in these ceremonies which is why we know they have been around for that long. The Romans were determined to stomp out the Druids, but they were unsuccessful, of course. Aside from that whole human sacrifice thing, the Druids were peaceful people. Even so, most everyone in Britain feared them, so they were able to move freely anywhere they wanted to, this spread their culture and that is how this Druid religion grew to be so large. Over the years it had decreased by a lot but you will still hear of their existence today.