Video: Highlander Games in Blackford: Scotland's Traditions Never Get Old
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Scotland - perhaps the most romantic and picturesque part of Great Britain, covered with a haze of glory, sung in old songs about love and battles, about beautiful maidens and noble men of battle. The inhabitants of this country, the descendants of the Scots, are known for their pride, patriotism and, of course, commitment good traditions of Scotland: This is why so many national festivals take place here. One of them is the annual Highlander Games v Blackford, on which the spirit of true scots is resurrected.
Blackford is a rural area near the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, known for its extremely picturesque green hillsides. Here are very famous in Britain Highlander Games, whose history begins in 1870. The event is traditionally held at the end of May, when Scotland usually enjoys good sunny weather.
The mountainous country, which gave the world plaid kilt skirts, plaids (however, these are the same skirts), bard songs, haggis and bagpipes, is also known for its unusual sports competitions. Hammer throw, two-handed log toss, tug of war, bag running - all these entertainments and competitions, reflecting the simple-minded customs of antiquity, found a place on Highlanders Games in Blackford.
Scottish men throwing huge logs, stones and sledgehammers are usually dressed in plain T-shirts - but everyone has to kilt … By the way, the colors of the checkered "skirts" are not just a frivolous pattern, but a symbol of the clan, and hereditary highlanders can easily determine their surname by the color of a person's skirt.
Scotland traditions - it is not only war and force, but also dances with songs. On Highlanders Games in Blackford not only adult women in national costumes are dancing, but also children. By the way, in sports competitions there is also a youth nomination, in which young Scots are diligently running the parking lot, and they have yet to grow up to logs. The winners, of course, are rewarded with cups, honor and good ale - but it’s not a matter of awards: this is not the movie "Highlander", where only one should remain alive. The main thing is that Scottish traditions continue to live in the memory of the mountaineers who remember and honor their ancestors and their country.
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