Although the Celts did have a written language, they were an oral community, sharing stories and history through oral tales told mainly by the Bards. ... "The Bards were "the keepers of tradition, of the memory of the tribe - they were the custodians of the sacredness on the Word." ... Druidry is a very compelling religion, dating back to before Christ and most other religious traditions. ...
It was written down about the sixteenth century after the arrival of the Spaniards but has been an orally passed down story ever since the emergence of this group. ... It was also an oral story passed down from generation to generation and started by the Checas tribe living in Huarochiri, or present day Peru. ... It is a mix of Checas oral history that is seen through the eyes of Spanish Roman Catholicism. ... It is more than a creation story, it is the written documentation of people's lifestyles and founding beliefs of their traditions still alive and full in today's society....
Native American Religious Beliefs Through out history, historians have had the ability to pass on the knowledge of the past because of written documents and other forms of evidence that acknowledge the existence of past civilizations and cultures. When there are no written documents, whether lost or...
Sacred Texts: Native traditions have been preserved as an oral tradition, not in written form. As a result, traditions are often updated and changed as a result of dreams and visions. ... It is sometimes used to educate the youth in Native traditions. ...
