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icymist

(15,888 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2012, 10:39 PM Sep 2012

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British Druid Order Ritual Used In Paraolympics Closing Ceremony

We were sworn to secrecy beforehand, but Emma Restall Orr and I were approached by the organisers of the 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony with a surprising request. They wanted our permission to use parts of the gorsedd ritual we wrote in 1997. So, about 20 minutes into the ceremony, these words went out to 750 million people around the world, spoken by Rory Mackenzie on behalf of Help For Heroes:

http://www.druidry.co.uk/2012/09/09/bdo-ritual-in-paralympics-closing-ceremony/

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British Druid Order Ritual Used In Paraolympics Closing Ceremony (Original Post) icymist Sep 2012 OP

Very cool. nt Mojorabbit Sep 2012 #1

Mojorabbit

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1. Very cool. nt

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 10:09 PM

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