Druids are steeped in over two millennia of history, originating with the elites and the educated among the Celts, an Indo-European people. ... But modern practitioners still have much in common with their ancestors, including such traditions as ceremonies, rituals and an emphasis on education.

Are the Druids extinct?

While the druids as a priestly caste were extinct with the Christianization of Wales, complete by the 7th century at the latest, the offices of bard and of "seer" (Welsh: dryw) persisted in medieval Wales into the 13th century.

Are Celts and Druids the same?

Druid, member of the learned class among the ancient Celts. They acted as priests, teachers, and judges. ... Their name may have come from a Celtic word meaning “knower of the oak tree.” Very little is known for certain about the Druids, who kept no records of their own.