The ancient Celts, the people who lived in Britain and Ireland from 500BC to 400AD, considered their Celtic symbols and signs to hold incredible, ... and pagan evil.

Celtic Druids were considered witches by medieval Christians. Since Druids respected cats, the animals became guilty by association. Consequently, owning a cat sometimes became a criminal offense.

Lughnasa is one of the four great fire festivals of the Celtic year, celebrated with plenty of special Lughnasa recipes, rituals, traditions and symbols. As the exact Lughnasa date may fall ...

The circle represents the pagan symbol of the sun; such continuity was important for the Celts, who had recently adopted Christianity. An 8th-century stone cross on Islay, Scotland Mary Williams ...

Halloween’s Celtic roots are a lot spookier than witches and candy bars. A parade goes through Glastonbury, England, to celebrate Samhain.

Archaeologists from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) unveiled the discovery of two 2,300-year-old swords dating back to Celtic peoples in France. The ...