Guardian article features history of Reformed Druids of North America and its founding at Carleton

The Guardian piece is titled, “American druid: how a 1960s campus prank became a serious lifestyle.”

7 January 2025 Posted In:
Faded photo of three Carleton students participating in a Druid ceremony.

The Guardian published a piece titled, “American druid: how a 1960s campus prank became a serious lifestyle,” featuring the Reformed Druids of North America and the group’s founding at Carleton.

Many modern druids [in North America] can trace their origin back to what was, essentially, a college prank. It began with a tongue-in-cheek protest movement, started in reaction to an overbearing college religion requirement in the 1960s.

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