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I think it depends on what antiquity we consider necessary for
something to be considered a tradition. The Maypole, while not
anciently Celtique, per se, is certainly a long standing tradition of
Great Britain, and the Revivalist Druids, while, again, not Celtic, are
at least as old as the US is as a nation.<br>
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While I am drawn to Celtic Reconstructionism and therefore prefer the
more Celtic and older traditions, myself, I could see any movement
towards even more recent practices as being one step in a larger
journey back. Of course, if there are no voices urging further
authenticity, then it is possible that any reclaiming of paganism stops
there.<br>
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I question the extent that paganism or pagan cultural traditions are
being reclaimed in the British Isles. I know that there is much
antagonism, still, towards the pagan religions, in all of Europe, bound
up with feelings against cultural appropriation.<br>
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-- Kelley.<br>
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Gary Begordis wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Probably making it up but perhaps at least taking some from the past. One can hope. I thought it was a really interesting article.
On Apr 29, 2011, at 10:22 PM, "Greyhart" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:greyhart@castle-luna.com"><greyhart@castle-luna.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">The idea of a marriage to the land is certainly known by Wiccans.
Having watched the wedding, I can say that there was a lot of sermon
involved after the actual vows. The author also talked about how the Druids
are making a comeback in Britain, but since they are a revivalist branch,
not Reconstructionist, are they really reclaiming heritage, or making it up?
Greyhart
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Subject: Re: [Cro Dreoilin] An interesting article
Oh, yeah, that happened today.
Thanks for the link. The author definitely takes a Wiccan viewpoint, but
it brings up some interesting subject matter.
One of the more interesting parts to me was the assertion that Brittain
"is actively reclaiming her heritage". Do you all think this is true?
-- Kelley.
Greyhart wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Today's royal wedding looked at from a different point of view.
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<pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Royal-Wedding-Marrying">http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Royal-Wedding-Marrying</a>
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<pre wrap="">I had thought about this, but only because the wedding was the day
before my birthday.
Greyhart
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