Modern Druidry is a new religious movement that arose in early 20th-century Britain and borrows its identity from the ancient druids. Although the movement sometimes posits itself in continuity with the ancient druids, there are significant differences. Modern Druidry was influenced by early modern scholarly interest in druids and grew from fraternal and cultural groups that developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some groups observe rituals at Stonehenge, based on an association—unsupported by archaeologists—between prehistoric stone circles and the ancient druids. Druidry in the 20th and 21st centuries is an open and eclectic movement that overlaps with modern Paganism. Modern Druidry’s adherents are primarily concentrated in Europe and North America.
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