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Exploring Lost Scottish Folk Traditions

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Folk Festivals

In Scotland folk festivals are not the thing of the past. We still celebrate the two major festivals of Bealtainn and Samhuinn with street performances in Edinburgh. But all over Scotland festivals of the folk calendar can still be found such as Up Helly YA in Shetland and the Burryman in South Queensferry and the Riding the Marches and so many many more examples. However, neopagan and nu-age thinking has corrupted some of the amazing poetry that these events have and its great to be able to have a space to reflect on their original meaning outside of any particular religious perceptions and look at the meaning these festivals held for the folk of Scotland.

    The colours of the seasons – red, black and white

    by Scott 9th August 2018
  • Martinmas – Sacrifice, Initiation, and Blood

    by Scott 12th August 2018
  • Samhuinn – Halloween, Winters Start, Guising, Divination and Fires

    by Scott 12th August 2018
  • Races, Carrots, dancing and the devils portion – La Fhéile Mícheal – Michaelmas – Autumn Equinox

    by Scott 13th August 2018
  • Lùnastal – The First Sorrow – (Part 1)

    by Scott 13th August 2018
  • An Fheill Sheathan, Midsummer, Johnsmass, summer solstice

    by Scott 21st August 2018
  • Samhradh Samhradh – Là Bealltainn – May Day

    by Scott 24th August 2018
  • Lá Bealltainn – The Gaelic End of Winter Festival

    by Scott 21st August 2018
  • La na Cailleach – Spring Equinox – Fools, Cuckoos, the Lady and the Devil

    by Scott 21st August 2018
  • La Féill Bríd – Imbolc – Snakes, Fire and Lustration in midwinter.

    by Scott 24th August 2018
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Cailleach's Herbarium
  • Folk Festivals
  • Folk Magic
    • Ancestors
    • Animism
    • Folk “Deities”
    • Folk Practioner
    • Necromancy
  • Herbal Recipies
  • Folk Crafts
  • Interviews
  • Shop
    • Tales of the Taibhsear Spoken word Album
    • Tales of the Taibhsear – Chapbook
    • Check out
  • About
    • Scottish Folk magic fundamentals – or why i write what i write – or my BIAS FAQ …
    • Contact Us
  • Join The Woven Land Network
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