But at least they were early for church:
It’s one of the oldest celebrations in the world and has drawn visitors to Stonehenge for centuries.
But 300 pagans were left red-faced yesterday after they arrived at the prehistoric monument a day early for the winter solstice.
The crowd had met at the mystical site in Wiltshire to mark the shortest day of the year, normally December 21, but this year the solstice did not become official until the early hours of this morning.
So they were forced to spend a cold night shivering outside in their full-length cloaks.
Rowan Williams wasn’t there – no, really, he wasn’t.
Please tell me that’s photoshopped….
No, not photoshopped, it’s from the BBC when Rowan was inducted as a Druid.
Two things.
1. Druids don’t strke me as the most intelligent people in this world. So it is little wonder that they have difficulty with modern inventions like calendars.
2. David, please tell me that you are joking about Rowan being inducted as a Druid. Although I would not be surprised if he was. As per point 1, you get the idea.
Amp,
I was joking about his being at Stonehenge, but not about his being inducted as a Druid. From the BBC:
Rowan maintained that it was a “cultural” exercise rather than a pagan one and I’m inclined to think he genuinely believed that, although others disagreed. The author, G. P. Taylor, who has had some experience with the occult, was unconvinced by Rowan’s protestations that it was harmless.