July 13
Highland Games
The Highland Games gained great popularity with the patronage from Queen Victoria in 1848 and have continued ever since. The most spectacular event of the games is the opening march of kilted, bonneted, and sword-wielding clansman, led by the chief of the local clan and followed by a show of bagpipers.
Athletic events usually include hurdle and running races; putting the stone (throwing the 56-pound weight); throwing the hammer (an iron ball on a chain); and, the most noteworthy of all challenges tossing the caber (a 19-feet-long, 120 -pound pole). More than 70 sets of Highland Games are currently held between Midsummer and September, most of which takes place in the Highlands.
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