[DOC] [TLE] CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Priesthood - New Advent [PAR] Even in the ancient Vedic hymns a special priesthood is distinguishable, for ... 
The temples are often built near lakes because to all who bathe there Brahma ... 
Here they appear as a priestly caste, exempt from taxes and military service; they 
... Their religious services were usually held on heights and in oak-groves. After 
the... [DOC] [TLE] druids facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] They presided over worship and group ceremonies, and often served as ... The 
Druids were especially associated with oaks and the mistletoe that grows as a 
parasite on it. ... In their priestly service among the Celtics in Gaul, it was noted by 
Julius .... groves (the oak and the mistletoe that grows on the oak were held 
sacred)... [DOC] [TLE] Celtic Sacred Trees and Woods - Wicca [PAR] Information about ancient Celtic knowledge and spirituality. ... To the Celts and 
many other peoples of the old world, certain trees held ... The mighty oak, the 
mystical yew and so many others are reminders of the power that trees have on 
our lives. ... The lore which surrounds a particular tree or wood often reflects the 
power... [DOC] [TLE] Tree Lore. - Ancient-Wisdom [PAR] Trees are the places of birth and death; they are used as sacred shrines and 
places of spiritual pilgrimage, ritual, ceremony and celebration. Sacred ... Ogham 
is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet", based on a High Medieval .... 
paganism appear to have involved cultic practice in sacred groves, especially the 
oak. [DOC] [TLE] Tree Lore: Oak | Order of Bards and Druids [PAR] In Scandinavia the oak was the tree of the Thunder-God, Thor, as it was to his 
Finnish ... the Druids performed all their religious rites in oak-groves, where they 
gathered ... The 2nd century Maximus of Tyre, describes the Celts as worshipping 
Zeus-- ... Legend says she loved and blessed a great oak and held it so sacred 
that... [DOC] [TLE] Survivals in Belief Among the Celts: II. The Wanderings of Psyche ... [PAR] They indicate how universal this folk-belief was in the Highlands: .... Widows are 
often held in bondage and terror by their lords returning in the guise of a serpent. 
... the report that in Upper Ossory and Ormond men are yearly turned. into wolves
. ..... 2 And Ovid speaks of an ancient oak, itself a grove, with votive tablets hung... [DOC] [TLE] Druids | Encyclopedia of safety [PAR] Druis) - closed caste of priests, healers and poets of the ancient Celts (or Gauls ... 
Druids were in charge only of religious affairs and healing, in politics, they ... 
Druid ceremonies were held in the oak groves, as this tree was considered 
sacred. ... is manifested in the form of lightning often strikes the highest oaks)), 
but also all... [DOC] [TLE] Celtic Myth and Moonlight || Sacred Paths [PAR] Usually when kings converted they would make Paganism a criminal offence. .... 
the Lares of Roman paganism and the Agathodaemon of Ancient Greek religion. 
..... The Druids, or priestly caste of the Celts, would only allow their knowledge to 
.... a religious ceremony in Gaul in which white-clad druids climbed a sacred oak,
... [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER 15: SACRED LEGENDS OF THE WORLD TREE [PAR] In Hamlet's Mill they associated all of these myths with a slow wobble in the 
Earth's axis. ... The metaphors often indicate a collapsing of the World Tree, 
which is ..... For the ancient Celts, the Yew tree was a symbol of immortality, and 
holy trees ... The Druids performed rituals and ceremonies in groves of sacred 
oak trees,... [DOC] [TLE] Dark Secrets - Liberty Advocate [PAR] We recalled that early American slaves often practiced voodoo, and ... The Druids 
were sorcerers who were the priests of the ancient Celtic peoples ... The Celts 
venerated nature and their worship was carried on in groves or lodges. ... The 
Neo-Confederates deify Confederate generals; they are their warrior and battle 
gods. [DOC] [TLE] Rock

Question: The priestly upper caste of the ancient Celts, they often held ceremonies in oak groves
Answer: Druids