Basic Facts about the Celts
First, there were the Celts who settled in various parts of Europe. The Celts living in Britain were called Britons. Their civilization was that of the Iron Age. The Druids were the priests of the Celts. The Druids were also teachers of history and poetry and were the doctors of the day, making medicines from herbs collected in the woods.
Mistletoe, a plant that usually grows and feeds on oaks and which was always cut with a golden knife was particularly sacred. At Stonehenge the Celts probably had a temple of the sun. The descendants of the Celts still live in Wales, Scotland and Ireland and speak their language, Gaelic.
People nowadays often express their admiration towards the spirit of the Celts by using Celtic tattoo designs, which have beautifully interlaced models and knots that perfectly express the Celtic spirituality.