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The Longest Day
In early October, 2010, the ancient pagan tradition of Druidry was, for the first time, formally classed as a religion in Britain. The legal significance of this new status for those who today call themselves Druids is considerable: they can, for instance, receive exemptions from taxes on donations. The spiritual significance, meanwhile -- of having one's religion recognized on a par with, say, the Church of England after years of living on the very margins of Europe's great faiths -- can hardly be overstated.
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