What was What was Stonehenge?Stonehenge?

The Stonehenge is one of the Europe’s biggest

stone circles. It is nearly 5000 years old. It is a mystical place.

It is in England, in Wiltshire, on the

Solsberry plain. It has been around for many years. But what was Stonehenge? A holy

place? A market? Or a kind of calendar? Many

scientists says that Stonehenge is

associated with space.

Midsummer’s DayMidsummer’s Day

Stonehenge is connected Stonehenge is connected with Midsummer’s day. with Midsummer’s day. This day is celebrated on This day is celebrated on the 24th of June. It is the the 24th of June. It is the most important of the most important of the year for the Druids which year for the Druids which introduced stones as introduced stones as calendar. On the morning calendar. On the morning the sun shines on the the sun shines on the Heel Stone. It is one Heel Stone. It is one famous stone. Every year famous stone. Every year on the 24th of June on the 24th of June Druids attend Druids attend Stonehenge. It is strange Stonehenge. It is strange but it is tradition.but it is tradition.

Stonehenge is tourists place, Stonehenge is tourists place, when you know more about when you know more about history of the country. But history of the country. But tourists have no respect for tourists have no respect for the stone they visit. The the stone they visit. The beauty of many places has beauty of many places has disappeared forever… It’s disappeared forever… It’s bad! Tourism destroys bad! Tourism destroys ancient cultures and ancient cultures and traditional ways of life. traditional ways of life. Stonehenge is polluted. Stonehenge is polluted. That’s quite wrong! That’s quite wrong!

ProblemsProblems

An old tradition living in Britain

An old tradition living in Britain Nobody knows

What mean these big stones.

Maybe a holy place Connected magically with

space.Druids celebrated that dayFar from cities awayThey attended the

Stonehenge…For me it very strange!

Shunkina Nastya

The End…

Made by Shunikina NastyaShunikina Nastya

andSvinolupova LuydmilaSvinolupova Luydmila

of the 8th – FormMalaya Serdoba

2008