Externsteine, Germany
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The Externsteine is a distinctive sandstone rock formation located in the Teutoburg Forest, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The formation consists of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills.
The site draws about a million visitors a year, for a variety of reasons. Most are tourists who come to admire the beauty of the majestic rock formations that jut out from the flat, forested landscape.
But it is not only a geological curiosity, Externsteine is also reputed to be an ancient and sacred palaeolithic worshiping ground, and an astronomical calendar. Therefore, Externsteine became a mecca for Neo-pagans, Neo-Nazis and neo-pagan-Nazis.
The pagan ceremonies held at Externsteine take place three times a year: on the longest day of the year (June 21), the shortest day of the year (December 21) and on Walpurgis Night (“Night of the Witches”) on April 30.
Submitted: 22/08/2020
Accepted: 23/08/2020
Published:
- ANWB (Netherlands) 12-Apr-2021
- (China) 06-Apr-2022
- Axel Springer SE (Germany) 28-Apr-2022
- (China) 30-May-2022
- Axel Springer SE (Germany) 23-Jun-2022
- objektiv media GmbH (Germany) 25-Jul-2022
- CHECK24 GmbH (Germany) 29-Jul-2022
- Reach Publishing (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 26-Aug-2022
- explido GmbH (Germany) 16-Feb-2023
- Axel Springer SE (Germany) 20-Apr-2023
- Kayak Europe GmbH (Switzerland) 20-Jul-2023
- Secret Escapes Ltd (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 02-Nov-2023
- Burda Procurement GmbH (Germany) 18-Dec-2023
- GD Verlag Dominique GmbH Glck (Germany) 18-Mar-2024
Externsteine, Germany
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
The Externsteine is a distinctive sandstone rock formation located in the Teutoburg Forest, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The formation consists of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills.
The site draws about a million visitors a year, for a variety of reasons. Most are tourists who come to admire the beauty of the majestic rock formations that jut out from the flat, forested landscape.
But it is not only a geological curiosity, Externsteine is also reputed to be an ancient and sacred palaeolithic worshiping ground, and an astronomical calendar. Therefore, Externsteine became a mecca for Neo-pagans, Neo-Nazis and neo-pagan-Nazis.
The pagan ceremonies held at Externsteine take place three times a year: on the longest day of the year (June 21), the shortest day of the year (December 21) and on Walpurgis Night (“Night of the Witches”) on April 30.
Submitted: 22/08/2020
Accepted: 23/08/2020
Published:
- ANWB (Netherlands) 12-Apr-2021
- (China) 06-Apr-2022
- Axel Springer SE (Germany) 28-Apr-2022
- (China) 30-May-2022
- Axel Springer SE (Germany) 23-Jun-2022
- objektiv media GmbH (Germany) 25-Jul-2022
- CHECK24 GmbH (Germany) 29-Jul-2022
- Reach Publishing (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 26-Aug-2022
- explido GmbH (Germany) 16-Feb-2023
- Axel Springer SE (Germany) 20-Apr-2023
- Kayak Europe GmbH (Switzerland) 20-Jul-2023
- Secret Escapes Ltd (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 02-Nov-2023
- Burda Procurement GmbH (Germany) 18-Dec-2023
- GD Verlag Dominique GmbH Glck (Germany) 18-Mar-2024