The ancient Druids are still leaving a mark on western culture. They turn up in countless novels, films, and video games. Their holiday Samhain, our Hallowe’en, is now a big deal in North America as ...

A big doubleheader Wednesday night in New Orleans opens the final week of the Carnival parade season. Both parades feature secret themes. Starting at 6:30 p.m. at Magazine and Jefferson, it’s the 17th ...

Samhain is pronounced as 'sow-in' or 'sow-win.' It is an ancient Gaelic festival observed on the night from sunset on October ...

The Krewe of Ancient Druids has paraded Uptown on the week before Mardi Gras since 1999. Led by the Arch Druid, their version of a king, the satirical parade is popular with paradegoers and the press.

When October arrives, storefronts are dyed in orange and black, and pumpkin decorations and costume goods begin to line the ...

Today, Druids are an order of Pagans who seek to recover ancient Celtic traditions and practices of historical Druids. Anciently, Druids were priests and wisdom counselors in the British Isles in the ...

Welsh druids and an occultist have been embroiled in a bitter spat over alleged vandalism and "made-up rituals". In Anglesey, the owner of an online occult shop and the island's druid community are in ...