Rounded Rectangle:

Clan Gatherin’

Rounded Rectangle: Th’ Gatherin’ Ancient Festival O’ Beltane

 May 4th, 5th,  & 6th, 2012

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Friday, May 4, 2012

 

6:00 PM

Th Gatherin will open with a Welcome to Th’ Clans.  Then we will Dance and wrap the May Pole, Bring a piece of meat for the cooking fires, and the Aos Dana will prepare it for the Friday feast. Then to bed to prepare for the full long day of fun on Saturday.

 

Saturday, May 5th

 

7:30 AM Start the morning  right with breakfast with the food vendors.

 

12:00 NOON

 

Saturday night in the Warrior' Tent,  gather your clan and lead them to the table and we will  feast as clans within the Warriors tent.

 

It was always a tradition, long ago, at Gatherins for the seannachies or bards of the various clans to relate the genealogies, traditions, tales and struggles of the ancestors.  The tradition continues at Th’ Gatherin’.  Between sessions by Th’ Gatherin’s musicians, bards will retell the ancient stories. 

 

Clan bards will tell stories of the Clan’s ancient past; who they fought, why they fought and how they came to be dispersed around the world.

 

Between stories and musical sessions, shop and barter with the many Celtic hawkers of beautiful Celtic goods.

 

Take a ride around Th’ Gatherin’ behind th’ big horses.

 

11:00 PM Th’ Last Tattoo by the lone piper. 

 

Sunday May 6th

 

10:00 AM

 

Worship Service featuring music by TBA.  Clan Blessings.

 

Start saying yere farewells, pack up yere new memories, head for home an’ hold fast tae th’ next “Gatherin”.