Speaking of pagan decorations, King Arthur Pendragon, battle chieftain of the Council of British Druid Orders, has vowed not to leave Stonehenge until certain action is taken to improve access to the site & to certain remains that had been removed for study.
"We have opened a bottle of mead and we are drinking to Stonehenge," he said.
"I have done a short ritual and spell of protection, calling on the kings of old.
"I am still here, so I am in breach of the order as they see it, but I have as much right as anyone else to be here.
"I am not going to go, I am battening down the hatches and continuing my lawful right to protest and my equal right to religious practice."
For more on British druid practice, check out the Council's site. As the "About" page indicates, there's a fascinating organizational backstory here. Note how its statement opens:
We the undersigned Representatives of Orders and Officers of The Council of British Druid Orders, established 1989 (˜The Council), would like it known that we do not recognise nor permit the usage of, nor representation under, the name of the Council by any other Groups or Individuals other than those undersigned Orders and Individuals.
Neither do we recognise or support the usage and representation of our name by any group claiming to be a subsidiary or regional Council of CoBDO.
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