George

I was talking about heritage.

And I am sorry but I don't think that linking folk to paganism is a sweeping generalisation. To say it is not and does not have any link to each other, would be sweeping a whole huge chunk of history and tradition under the carpet.

I never said, that paganism is entirely responsible for folk. It is I know far more intricate than just that. But that alot of traditions which are linked to folk music often stem from pagan ideas. Please don't or read any extra into this. There simply is not enough space to go into the finer details. Or I would be here all day trying. What I mean is that there was a starting point for somethings, and the tales or songs which stem from tales, telling about folk lore etc, may have been influenced by pagan tales. And that is not a bad thing?

I disagree that most English don't know alot about their heritage - most people know some and will usually find out more as they go on in life.

Heritage means folk traditions and festivals, not only folk but those festivals and celebrations where people use the heritage that they know of to celebrate those traditions. Like Calenig, May Day, all have songs and tunes which has stories in them that relate to pagan tales etc.

Okay, to justify all this.

I have been to many schools in my younger years. And pretty much everyone of them discussed the English and indeed heritage of the UK. We were told the stories, and tales, and were told about our heritage not only in history, but also the legends.

I know alot of people, who have a very clear understanding of their heritage, and my comment was that it was unfair to label every English person the same, saying that English don't have any understanding.

Okay so some English may not know much at a particular point in time, but that doesn't mean they won't go out and find out more...

Regards

Ella