Happy Easter

Bless him..I hear that Glen has been transferred to an Alzheimer's Unit...bless him and his family..

I could not embed this but it is really interesting..click on the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI14fyiQooQ

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ytpradio/2014/06/18/the-story-of-kathl...

Thank you for the posts Charlie aka Warrior Phoenix

Happy 4th of July to all the Americans in this group..

Thanks for all you do for us..Have a Happy 4th of July,God bless America and all of you...

By the way those Celtic Woman rock!

Thanks for the wonderful posts..

Bonfires and Fire Festivals Scotland's fire festivals at Hogmany and later in January may have pagan or Viking origins. The use of fire to purify and drive away evil spirits is an ancient idea. Fire is at the center of Hogmanay celebrations in Stonehaven, Comrie and Biggar and has recently become an element in Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebration.

The Singing of Auld Lang Syne All over the world, people sing Robert Burn's version of this traditional Scottish air. How it became the New Year's song is something of a mystery. At Edinburgh's Hogmanay, people join hands for what is reputed to be the world's biggest Auld Lang Syne.

New Years..or Hogmanay

1. First Footing After the stroke of midnight, neighbors visit each other, bearing traditional symbolic gifts such as shortbread or black bun, a kind of fruit cake. The visitor, in turn, is offered a small whisky. A friend of mine who remembers first footing, also remembers that if you had a lot of friends, you'd be offered a great deal of whisky.

   The first person to enter a house in the New Year, the first foot, could bring luck for the New Year. The luckiest was a tall, dark and handsome man. The unluckiest a red head and the unluckiest of all a red-headded woman.

So, what is the celebration of Hogmanay?

Answer: Hogmanay is the Scottish celebration of New Years Eve and can last for days. No-one celebrates the evening quite like the Scots. It is believed the Scots inherited the celebration of Hogmanay from the Vikings and their celebration of the shortest day. Many, however, believe that as Christmas was virtually banned and not celebrated in Scotland from the end of the 17th century until the 1950’s, New Years Eve was an excellent excuse for revelry, to drink whisky and eat good food. Hogmanay involves parties and festivals across Scotland with the largest and most famous public party in Edinburgh.

Why the "Trinity Harp" is also known as the "Brian Boru" Harp?

http://branawen.blogspot.com/2011/04/why-trinity-harp-is-also-known...

http://http://www.celticradio.net/php/news.php?item=1369

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