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Druid Ceremony to celebrate Newbury Bypass trees
2 February 1996
Druids of Britain are to hold a ceremony to celebrate the trees on the route of the Newbury bypass. The ceremony, on Sunday 4th Febuary at 12.00 am, will be part of the first Celtic Spring festival, known as Imbolc'. This coincides with the full moon on Sunday night.
Druids hold the land sacred, and honour the trees as symbols of the beauty and strength of creation. On Sunday, they will congregate around an enormous middle oak' tree towards the Northern end of the bypass.
The celebration is designed to highlight the spiritual element to the protection of land, and confirm that land is held sacred.
The druids will meet at the junction of the A4 and the B4000, about 1 mile West of Newbury town. Everyone is welcome to attend, including children,irrespective of their religious beliefs. The ceremony will last about 20 mins and will involve some chanting.
Druids are not in any way involved in peaceful protest and the celebration is not designed to stop the road.
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