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| Picture No | 10006432 |
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| Description | Druids gathering the sacred mistletoe |
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Druids gathering the sacred mistletoe. They regarded it as a symbol of fertility, and hung it over doorways for protection against evil. They also used it in human sacrifice, which is possibly what is about to happen in this picture.
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| Source | Buland engraving in L'Histoire des Papes |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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