 Four of these are solar festivals, being positioned at the solstices and equinoxes; these are largely inspired by Germanic paganism.The other four are the "Celtic" festivals, the crossquarter days inspired by modern interpretations of ancient Celtic polytheism.The idea of the Wheel of the Year was introduced into Druidry by Ross Nichols, who founded the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids in 1964, and he had gained this idea from his friend Gerald Gardner, who had implemented it in his Bricket Wood coven of Gardnerian Witches in 1958.