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<\/a><\/p>\nThere were the organized groups. \u00a0 They were neatly dressed in well pressed kilts, a very formal group. \u00a0(Don’t know if the bagpipes had to match.)<\/p>\n
There were the re-enactors, striving for authenticity, or what passes for authenticity. \u00a0I expect they have battles and such as they seemed to possess rather a lot of arms.<\/p>\n Then there were the Celtic dandies. \u00a0Not content with just wearing the kilt, they added a jacket or vest and a swag of tartan draped over their bodies. \u00a0It is a rather fetching outfit.<\/p>\n I saw a lot of young men going for a ‘Braveheart’ sort of vibe. \u00a0One has to have a lot of tattoos and to wear one’s kilt with a certain swagger. \u00a0(In answer to the question “what does one wear under a kilt?” \u00a0I did see a pair of bicycle shorts). \u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Perhaps the most unique of the clans was ‘Clan Santa Claus’. \u00a0 They were definitely going for a different take on the whole Scots thing. \u00a0I suppose we all belong to one clan or another, but on this day folks were openly proclaiming their allegiance to a country and an ideal that the ancestors left far behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I love local festivals and I try to attend as many as I can. \u00a0 They are pretty much all the same, (stuff for sale, food on a stick, music and beer) perhaps that is why I like them. \u00a0So I was at a Celtic Festival on a fine Father’s Day afternoon, and I noticed … Continue reading Tribes<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n