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The sheaf toss event at the 2005 Skagit Valley Highland Games, in the state of Washington, United States.. The sheaf toss (Scottish Gaelic: sguab) is a traditional Scottish agricultural sport event originally contested at country fairs.
Highland games (Scottish Gaelic: geamannan Gàidhealach) is a competitive strength sport with events held in spring and summer in Scotland and several other countries with a large Scottish diaspora as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands.
Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Arlington, TX; San Antonio Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival in Helotes, TX; Sherwood Celtic Music Festival in McDade, TX; Washington State. Bellingham Celtic Festival in Bellingham, WA; Skagit Valley Highland Games & Celtic Festival in Mount Vernon, WA
Scottish national dancing at the 2005 Skagit Valley Highland Games. The dancer is wearing the Aboyne dress for females. At competitions, the national dances include the Scottish Lilt , Flora MacDonald 's Fancy, the Earl of Errol , Blue Bonnets, Heilan' Laddie , the Barracks Johnnie , the Scotch Measure, and the Village Maid which illustrate the ...
Scottish country dancing (a social form of dance with two or more couples of dancers) should not be confused with Scottish Highland dance (a solo form of dance). There is a certain amount of cross-over, in that there are Scottish country dances that include Highland elements as well as Highland-style performance dances which use formations ...
The caber toss (Scottish Gaelic: tilgeil a' chabair) is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber" (/ ˈ k eɪ b ər /). It is normally practised at the Scottish Highland Games .
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games; K. Kentucky Scottish Weekend; M. Mid-Maryland Celtic Festival; S. Scotland County Highland Games (North Carolina)
Shinty (Scottish Gaelic: camanachd, iomain) is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and among Highland migrants to the major cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, [2] [3] [4] and was even played in Northern England into the second half of the 20th century [5] [4] and other areas in the world where ...