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Scottish Humour
"Oh, Sandy," sighed the wife one morning. "I'm convinced my mind is almost completely gone!"
Her husband looked up from the newspaper and commented, "I'm not surprised. You've been giving me a large piece of it every day for 20 years."
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How to Make a Unique Celtic Wedding
If you are planning a themed wedding, there could be nothing more special than giving it a Celtic flavor. Whether you choose to have the guests wearing full dress
kilts
, with a rousing pipe band or the gentle tunes of the harp, it is sure to be a wedding to remember.
There are many simple and elegant ways you can introduce one or all of the Celtic nations into your special day. Each has its own traditions that will provide you with a romantic, natural old world feeling when you combine them.
The
wedding rings are one of the potent symbols of marriage. Celtic wedding ring styles include beautiful golden knots, traditional
trinity rings, ancient
Gaelic script rings, the Irish
Claddagh, or
warrior rings. The more lines you incorporate into the ring the greater the protection from evil. Having a traditional inscription on the inside in either Gaelic or Welsh will be a treasure for years to come.
It is easy to obtain Irish, Scottish or Welsh
tartan these days and there are many manufacturers producing lovely tartan dress kilts, plaid waistcoats and ties. Ladies can also find tartan gowns, garters, sashes, and skirts. Ribbon is also available in various tartans to use for decorating and party favors.
Musical accompaniment is guaranteed to make your guests feel they are in the Highlands, on an Irish moor or walking through a misty Mid Wales valley. Obviously you will need a large venue if you choose a pipe and drum band or a male voice choir but smaller locations could quite easily accommodate a single piper, Welsh harpist or traditional Irish folk band with a Uillean pipes and a bodhran drum.
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Scottish Trivia
No highland dance is better known than the Sword Dance (Ghillie Calum). It is suggested that Malcolm Canmore, King of Scotland from 1054 to1096, created the dance. In 1054, Malcolm, supported by the Earl of Northumbria, was able to force territorial concessions from Macbeth at the bloody battle of Dunsinane on 24 July. After the success, Malcolm is believed to have placed his own sword on top of that of his enemy in the form of a cross and danced triumphant over them.
Others suggest that warriors danced the Sword Dance the night before battle. If the dancer touched the sword, the dancer would be wounded the next day. If a dancer kicked the sword, he would be killed.
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