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There are links though that the Romans missed. The folk traditions belonging to the peasants, for instance. As it was the peasants that pushed and shoved the stones there are reasons to believe that that tradition may have survived. (It's what I claim to have).

I've seen the new druids at Stonehenge and don't have too high an opinion really. But then, among friends, I would describe this gathering as Electric Druids - with apologies to S. Hillage.

Sure BG, there are remnants of folklore that have endured and I too find it fascinating. I'm all for old ways and knowledge being passed down as living rituals, but much has also been forgotten. We don't live in the society that produced Druids anymore.

I've seen the Neo-Druids at Stonehenge too. I've now't against anyone's right to believe in and practise whatever they like... but I view the Stonehenge Druids (whatever order they happen to be) in the same light as Historic Re-enactment groups. They are no more Druids than I am a Brigantian Warrior :)