1. Celtic Druid Luke Mays

2. -Druidism came from the Land of Gaul. -Lived in the Iron Age and British Isles

3. -Most knowledge comes from Julius Caesar, and friend. -Word comes from Celtic, Druwides and means oak-knower

4. -Made up Celtic religious, Society as priests. -No taxes, military service, Excommunication, and exiling

5. -Highly respected along with, nobles, equites, and rulers. -Could stop warring armies. -priest, philosophers, doctors

6. -Druids were trained in, Secret, in dark forests. -Training was intense and, Could take twenty years.

7. -Druids practice human sacrifice, Drowning, burning and hanging -Used mostly criminals, Used innocents if necessary.

8. -The soul is indestructible, Switch to different bodies. -metempsychosis “Pythagorean Doctrine” -Roman’s followed Catholicism.

9. -”Druidic circles” a.k.a. Stonehenge -Monotheistic beliefs among druids -Ritual killings and burnings -Celtic god Samhain, Halloween

10. Credits http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-the- Celtic-Druids&id=1477679 http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-the- Celtic-Druids&id=1477679 http://www.adf.org/articles/cosmology/oth erworld.html http://www.adf.org/articles/cosmology/oth erworld.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid#Etymol ogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid#Etymol ogy http://www.klaxo.net/tcoto/rel/DRUID.HT M http://www.klaxo.net/tcoto/rel/DRUID.HT M http://www.religioustolerance.org/druid1.ht m http://www.religioustolerance.org/druid1.ht m