Summary
Scotland is alive with ancient ceremonies best seen up close and personal
How many ancient Scottish festivals can you think of? Perhaps Up- Helly-Aa in Lerwick or the Birnam Highland Games. Well, Gary Sutherland, the Glasgow-based author of Great Balls of Fire: A Year of Scottish Festivals, has found enough to fill a whole year.See the full content of this document
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The Rite Stuff
Researching his subject, Sutherland visited a succession of 13 archaic events - from The Ba' in Kirkwall to The Fireballs (hence the book's title) in Stonehaven, via the...
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