Druids was believed to carry its teachings in secrets and only in words of mouth which gives no written evidence to historians. Training of Druids take place in forests and caves and would take up to 20 years to complete one teaching. It was also believed that all druids were men.
Druids believe in human sacrifices and thought of themselves as intermediaries. They would try to bring peace even when there is a war going on. Druids also thought of themselves as philosophers whose teachings could bring immorality to ones soul in such a way that it will reincarnate to another when a person dies.
An Example of a druid ritualDruid in relation to Stonehenge
The druids believe that the Stonehenge is an astronomical and ritual sites that is used for certain events such as Summer Solstice and Autumn Equinox. In June 20 to 21, Druids would celebrate Summer Solstice in the Stonehenge. In the 22nd to the 23rd of September, the druids celebrate autumn solstice. The druids believe that these celebrations are a very important event of our planed in relationship to the sun. Scientifically, Summer Solstice is an event where the sun directly strikes the two tropical latitude lines as a sign of the beginning of summer and autumn solstice is the celebration of the first day of autumn
During a summer solstice event which druids celebrate, the druids celebrating the event would stay inside the inner circle of the stone near the altar stone. They would wait up till a point in which the sun would shine in between the heel stone and in a certain angle that would strike the altar stone with light as a symbol of a new season known as summer.
Summer solstice in Stonehenge
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