London Druid Spring Equinox

Where: London at Tower Hill Terrace
When: 20th or 21st March
Time: 11.30-ish am for noon

 

The Spring or Vernal Equinox is celebrated at numerous locations throughout the British Isles but one of the most famous is the event held by the Druid Order at Tower Hill in London. The Equinox is the point at which night and day are of equal length. Expect about 30 Druids to process along Byward Street to Tower Hill Terrace in silence. Participants dressed in white robes and head-dresses carry banners, invoke the elements and perform blessings before scattering seeds to encourage a fruitful year ahead.

Helpful Hints

The exact date of the equinox varies a little with the calendar, falling on 20th or 21st of March. The ceremony lasts around 40 minutes. In 2024 it should be on Wednesday 20th March.

When I visited in 2018, the ceremony took place just West of the terrace on the paved area opposite the London Bounds pub, rather than on the cobbled area in front of the Terrace which leads to the Tower entrance.

Click here for the Druid Order’s website : http://thedruidorder.org

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