Editing Druidry

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! colspan="2" | Druidry
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! Family
| Modern Pagan / Nature spirituality
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! Origin region
| Britain, Ireland, and modern revival communities
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! Founding period
| Modern revival from the 18th century CE onward
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! Estimated adherents
| Unknown; organized orders and solitary practitioners exist internationally.
|}

'''Druidry''' is druidry is a modern spiritual and religious movement inspired by ancient druidic imagery, Celtic traditions, nature reverence, poetry, ritual, and ecological spirituality.

== Overview ==

Modern Druidry, also called Druidism by some, is not a continuous survival of ancient druid priesthoods. It is a modern movement that draws on Celtic sources, romantic revival, folklore, nature spirituality, and contemporary Pagan practice. Some Druids are polytheists, some animists, some pantheists, some monotheists, and some non-theistic nature spiritual practitioners.

== Key beliefs ==

* Reverence for nature, sacred landscapes, and ecological relationship
* Interest in ancestors, spirits of place, and Celtic deities in many forms
* Value of poetry, creativity, wisdom, and ritual speech
* Seasonal cycles as sacred patterns
* Theology ranging from polytheism to animism, pantheism, and non-theism

== Practices ==

* Seasonal rituals
* Meditation and nature connection
* Poetry, music, storytelling, and bardic arts
* Offerings to land, ancestors, or deities
* Group ceremonies in groves or orders

== Places of worship ==

* Sacred grove
* Outdoor circle
* Stone circle or symbolic ritual site
* Home shrine
* Druid order gathering

== Sacred texts ==

* Celtic mythological sources
* Modern Druid order materials
* Bardic and poetic writings
* Folklore and nature spirituality texts

== Holidays and observances ==

* Samhain
* Imbolc
* Beltane
* Lughnasadh
* Solstices and equinoxes

== Branches and related traditions ==

* [[Celtic paganism]] - The ancient and revivalist Celtic religious context.
* [[Modern Paganism]] - A broad family of contemporary Pagan religions.
* [[Neo-Druidry]] - Another common term for modern Druid traditions.

== See also ==

* [[Religion]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]
* [[New Religious Movements]]
* [[Modern Paganism]]
* [[Western esotericism]]

[[Category:Religions]]
[[Category:Modern Paganism]]
[[Category:Indigenous and traditional religions]]