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DORSET DRUID GROVE KNOWLTON HENGE AND CHURCH

Knowlton, Dorset, England 25th September 2021.The Dorset Druid Grove celebration of the Autumn Equinox at Knowlton prehistoric henge monument and ruined church. <br />
Rita Andrew, enacts Nerthus, sometimes known as the Earth Mother or Terra Mater.  Behind her is the Handmaiden to Nerthus. They are distributing bread and fruits of the earth (apples) which represent the bounty of nature to members of the Grove; who have formed a circle with the prehistoric henge circle. Not all is taken, some is always returned to the Earth.
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Druids Dorset Grove Autumn Equinox at Knowlton prehistoric henge monument
Knowlton, Dorset, England 25th September 2021.The Dorset Druid Grove celebration of the Autumn Equinox at Knowlton prehistoric henge monument and ruined church.
Rita Andrew, enacts Nerthus, sometimes known as the Earth Mother or Terra Mater. Behind her is the Handmaiden to Nerthus. They are distributing bread and fruits of the earth (apples) which represent the bounty of nature to members of the Grove; who have formed a circle with the prehistoric henge circle. Not all is taken, some...
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From gallery: DORSET DRUID GROVE KNOWLTON HENGE AND CHURCH
Source: Homer Sykes
Date: 25 Aug 2014
Location: Knowlton Dorset UK
Credit: Homer Sykes Copyright
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