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

 

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