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The Four Celtic Festivals: How Druids Shaped Samhain to Lughnasadh

The Cycle of Celtic Festivals In the old Celtic lands, the passing of time was measured by the turning of the seasons and the glow of fires ...

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Who were the Druids and what did they believe?

H. Moses

Who were the Druids? the Druids The keepers of wisdom, the interpreters of signs, the ones who spoke with the gods and the dead alike. What ...

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