Druid+Temple+Theory

=Druid Temple Theory =

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===John Aubrey who was a 17th century British antiquary was the first to suggest that the druids were the ones who built Stonehenge. Many experts believe druids came from a Celtic religion not present in England until 2,000 years after Stonehenge was built, and maybe already in ruin. But others would disagree. ===

=== An expert on this theory says that it is equally possible that Celtic culture found druidry already existing in Britain when it arrived. He also said that druidry could well have derived from the people who built Stonehenge and other stone monuments. ===

===A historically provable link between druids and Stonehenge goes back to the early part of the 1900's. It can be found in a photograph of a large druiditic gathering held at the stone monument where the people claimed to have rites of worship there that may have gone back many more years. === ===Some of the modern-day druids make eight pilgrimages to Stonehenge a year to celebrate the turning of the year and the changing seasons. However, not all druids worship at Stonehenge. Some would rather practice on a hilltop rather than at a human constructed site. ===

===However, most druids have been banned from worshipping at Stonehenge during the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Authorities stoppes the festival in 1978 after people were found camping illegally and digging latrines in the landscape. Instead they are allowed to worship a few days later on midsummer's day. ===

===There are 36 druid groups in England alone. It's practiced by several faiths, ranging from Catholics to Jews. Druids are a different religion as you would still be counted as a druid if you believed in one God, many Gods, a few Gods or no Gods. ===

===Exactly when the druids had started their ritual is unknown, but the annual summer solstice celebrations were one of the main Druid festivals at Stonehenge. This has stopped now as the festivals were attracting a large number of visitors, causing severe damage to the monument. Over all it is very hard to decide personally if the druids used Stonehenge when it was built. We know that the druids used it from the early 1900's but was it used by them thousands of years ago. Some evidence says that the druids weren't even formed back then but we don't really know that the druids did use it a few thousand years ago. I think this is a reasonable theory as some evidence backs it up. ===

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