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Bards, who wear blue robes, and (Blue signifying the season) Druids, who wear white robes. (White signifying old age and sanctity) [11] [12] Since the 1960's onwards, the saturation of the robes, (primarily the green and blue) became more artificial in appearance , although it is not known why this shift occurred.
Druidic lore consisted of a large number of memorized verses, and Caesar remarked that it could take up to twenty years to complete the course of study. What was taught to druid novices anywhere is conjecture: of the druids' oral literature , not one certifiably ancient verse is known to have survived, even in translation.
The chlamys was typical Greek military attire from the 5th to 3rd century BC. As worn by soldiers, it could be wrapped around the arm and used as a light shield in combat. Himation. The basic outer garment during winter was the himation, a larger cloak worn over the peplos or chlamys. The himation has been most influential perhaps on later fashion.
The chlamys was typical Greek military attire from the 5th to the 3rd century BC. [24] It is thought that the chlamys could ward against light attacks in war. [2] The chlamys went on to become popular in the Byzantine Empire by the high class and wealthy. [1] Statues at the "House of Cleopatra" in Delos, Greece. Man and woman wearing the himation
Various Druidic groups also display New Age and neo-shamanic influences. [29] The Druidic community has been characterised as a neo-tribe, for it is disembedded and its membership is elective. [30] Druidry has been described as a form of Celtic spirituality, [31] or "Celtic-Based Spirituality". [32]
The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids or OBOD is a Neo-Druidic order based in England, [1] but based in part on the Welsh Gorsedd of Bards. [2] [3] It has grown to become a dynamic druid organisation, with members in all parts of the world.
They wore long, flowing robes of yellow silk, extravagant jewellery, perfume and make-up, and turbans or exotic versions of the "Phrygian" hat over long, bleached hair. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] Roman clothing of late antiquity
The March 1909 edition of The Druid, the magazine published by the Ancient Order of Druids. The success of the group that met at the King’s Arms, which came to be called Lodge No. 1, spawned the creation of a number of other lodges of the Order being founded elsewhere by new initiates, with Lodge No. 2 being inaugurated on 21 August 1783 and meeting at Rose Tavern, along the Ratcliffe ...