The Celtic Cultural Alliance has announced the full entertainment lineup for its 35th Anniversary Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival, which will take place later this year. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has the details.
In the Celtic countries, trees were treasured and imbued with magical qualities, superstitions, and folklore. One of the most magical is the Hawthorn, a beautiful, often gnarled, thorny little tree which blossoms white in the month of May, and is known by many names.
The hearth and its fire holds a special place of reverence at the heart of Celtic culture. After working outdoors in wind and rain, to come in to a warm turf fire with the kettle on was a joy.
Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament and mourning for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition, a ritual performed in Irish or Scots Gaelic at the wake or at the graveside.