Tag: Highland games

Celebrating Other Spirituality 365 Days A Year – Highland Games


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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.

Spell – A- Day – Season of Rest Spell

Spell – A- Day – Season of Rest Spell

 
As the year winds down, we come into a season of rest and regeneration. The leaves are falling; the dark hours are growing longer, and the light is waning. Earth sleeps now beneath our feet. It is at this time that the Hunter comes. Orion, rising in the eastern sky, strides out of the twilight to stand guard over the slumbering world. You may greet him with words like these:
 
See the Hunter in the sky,
Silent watcher drawing nigh.
Long the vigil he must keep
As he guards us in our sleep.
Hunter, hear the thanks we sing,
Till we part again in spring.
 
This charm also works for instilling courage any time of night during the dark part of the year.
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By: Elizabeth Barrette

Spell A Day – Spell for Scathach

 

Spell A

Day – Spell for Scathach
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The 13th of the month is the feast day of Scathach, when the traditional Scottish games begin. Generally, the games are held around the second week of July, and feature games of skill, strength, and artistry. They are watched over by the Goddess Scathach, she who bestows strength and endurance. Check your local events listings to see if any groups are sponsoring upcoming Highland games and meetings of the clans. Tonight, hoist a jigger of good Scotch and toast Scathach, asking her for health and strength. If you are related to any of the Scottish clans, wear your clan’s tartan.

 

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By: Denise Dumars ,

Llewellyn and GrannyMoon’s Morning Feast