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25.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/394809227238891/posts/3216378128415306/
23.01.2022 Bringing you, by the magic of worldwide electronic communication in this time of borders and many restrictions due to the pandemic ... from overnight, from Cornwall, via the United States and now Australia, this lovely description of the 2020 ceremony of Gorsedh Kernow (the Cornish Gorsedd) by a Cornish american. Note that Australian Matt Curnow of S.A. was barded (by proxy). Bards in Australia watched online from 11pm.
22.01.2022 With thanks https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=181456660088252&id=100046717567845
21.01.2022 Happy St Andrews Day to all Scots
18.01.2022 Vernal (Spring) Equinox There are two equinoxes every year in September and March when the Sun shines directly on the Equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal. The September equinox occurs the moment the Sun crosses the celestial Equator the imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s Equator from north to south. In 2020 this is Tuesday 22nd September at 11:30pm AEST or 9:30pm AWST (Perth).
18.01.2022 Today is the first of three days when the sun rises at 90 degrees due east, and just before midnight on 22nd is the actual equinox. As it is such a lovely sunny... day today, it was an excellent chance to view the #SolarNoon at The Australian Standing Stones National Celtic Monument and enjoy the beauty of the Celtic precinct, including the Crofter's cottage, the Gorsedd Stone, Excalibur and the Ogham Stone; the six-nations Celtic flag flying beneath the equinoctial sun! #AustralianStandingStones #GlenInnesHighlands #SpringInGlen #equinox2020 #springtime See more
17.01.2022 Every year thousands of visitors head to Glen Innes for the Australian Celtic Festival. They are attracted by the unique Celtic experience that is the 4-day eve...nt of the Australian Celtic Festival, the incredible entertainment, and the opportunity to enjoy our famous country hospitality. The Festival attracts clans, cultural groups, dancers, and performers from around the world. Visitors experience Celtic music, performances, and dance at the four stages at the Festival’s main venue, the Australian Standing Stones, and in many venues around town. The four-day Festival features entertainment that includes a street parade, kirking of the Tartan, massed pipe bands, a re-enactment village, buskers, workshops, yard dog trials, children’s entertainment, a fun run, dancing, flag-raising ceremonies, poet breakfasts, market stalls, and Celtic foods. Each year the Festival celebrates one of the Celtic nations. The 2021 Festival will honour Ireland and the Isle of Man and will run from Thursday 29th April to 2nd May 2021. For further details head to the Australian Celtic Festival's website: https://www.australiancelticfestival.com/ or follow their Facebook page: Australian Celtic Festival We do recommend booking sooner rather than later for the Australian Celtic Festival as Glen Innes is booked out every year. So if you are looking for accommodation head to our Glen Innes Highlands Visitor Association Website and you will find contact details for our business members here: https://gihva.com.au/partners/ Come experience this unique Festival in the spectacularly colourful Autumn that is a highlight of our cool New England climate.
15.01.2022 Scots in Sydney, plug in your radio
12.01.2022 https://www.gleninnesexaminer.com.au//festival-couldnt-go/
12.01.2022 It is with regret that we have to announce that the 2020 Daylesford Highland Gathering that was to be held on 5th December has had to be cancelled. Due to the o...ngoing pandemic outbreak here in Victoria we have made the sad decision to cancel the event. We are hopeful that the 2021 event will be able to held on Saturday 4th December 2021 and that we will be able to gather and celebrate our Scottish heritage. In the meantime..... wear your kilt with pride..... order your haggis for online delivery.... and take care!
12.01.2022 "Hi everyone, from the Celtic Learning Centre - Our Old Irish Language classes have started and we've dug into our exciting Lunchtime Lucky Dip line up. Our next Lunchtime Lucky Dip is on the Book of Durrow and a couple of days later is our Saint Columba webinar. If you're interested in any of these events you can book here.... We hope you are all continuing to stay safe and healthy. LUNCHTIME LUCKY DIPS Fridays 18 & 25 September and 2 October 2020 In this series of Friday lunchtime webinars, we will look at a different object each week mostly Celtic, mostly early medieval, all intriguing, beautiful and informative. Join us to admire photos and talk about what makes each object interesting. For each week’s object, we will consider where it was made, by whom, when, from what, and what for. Relax with a cuppa (bring your lunch if you want to) and join us on Zoom! Schedule 1:00pm 1:45pm Topic 18 September: The Book of Durrow a seventh-century illuminated gospel-book from Ireland, Scotland or Northumbria 25 September: Muiredach’s Cross a ninth-century monastic high cross in County Louth, Ireland 2 October: The Lewis ‘Chess Set’ - a twelfth-century set of playing pieces from the Isle of Lewis, Scotland Venue Zoom online meeting contact us by email to be sent the link Cost $10 please register in advance SAINT COLUMBA WEBINAR Sunday 20 September 2020 St Columba or Colum Cille was a sixth-century prince and abbot active in both Scotland and Ireland who most famously founded the monastery on the island of Iona. There are several accounts of his life, the earliest dating from soon after his death and the best-known from around the centenary of his death. However, most of the stories now in circulation about Columba date from much later. In this webinar, we will look at the earlier accounts of the saint, exploring the places he was active and the works of art and literature he inspired. The webinar will be extensively illustrated with our own photos from travels in Ireland and Scotland. Schedule 2:00pm 4:00pm Venue Zoom online meeting contact us by email to be sent the link Cost $30 ($20 student/unwaged) please register in advance St Columba registration form or book here ZOOM LANGUAGE CLASSES Beginners Irish Language Zoom classes Monday 5:00pm - 5:45pm $10 a class Beginners Scottish Gaelic Zoom classes Tuesday 6:00pm - 6:45pm $10 a class Beginners Old Irish Zoom classes Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm $15 a class Intermediate Scottish Gaelic Zoom classes Thursday 4:00pm - 5:30pm $10 a class Intermediate Irish Language Zoom classes Thursday 6:30pm - 7:15pm $10 a class https://celticlearningcomau.wordpress.com/book-now/
12.01.2022 Dublin https://fb.me/e/1cgvUShdo
05.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/394809227238891/posts/3259559137430538/
03.01.2022 It with great regret that we have had to cancel this years festival. We had been waiting to see if it would be possible to put something together for our festiv...al but with the current situation we have finally had to make the decision to cancel this years event. We hope everyone is staying safe and we look forward to getting together in 2021. See more
03.01.2022 30th November St Andrews Day Patron Saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew, although he was not actually born in Scotland. One legend builds upon Andrew’s extensive tr...avels, claiming that he actually came to Scotland and built a church in Fife. This town is now called St Andrews, and the church became a centre for evangelism, and pilgrims came from all over Britain to pray there. Another ancient legend recalls how it was after the death of Andrew, sometime in the 4th century, that several of his relics where brought to Fife by Rule, a native of Patras. Whichever legend is closer to the truth we are unlikely to ever unravel, however it is these links that explain why Andrew is now the Patron Saint of Scotland. St. Andrew has also been remembered down through the ages for the way he met his terrible death in A.D. 60. It is said that he believed himself unworthy to be crucified on a cross like that of Christ, and so he met his end on a ‘saltire’, or X-shaped cross (St Andrew’s cross) which became his symbol. His cross, in white on a blue background, remains the proud symbol of Scotland today and forms a central component of the Flag of the Union of Great Britain.
02.01.2022 Goursez Breizh 2020 Some Celtic events around the world have been able to go ahead, albeit in new forms. Here is a report from a Brittany based Cornish Bard at the Breton Gorsedd. "Goursez Breizh 2020 / Gorsedh Breten Vyghan 2020 ...Continue reading
02.01.2022 St Andrew’s Day will still be celebrated this year in Sydney and Canberra. Details of both services below: Sydney The annual Kirkin’ of the Tartan at St Stephens Church, 197 Macquarie Street. At 10am on Sunday 29th November, 2020. The church is taken special steps to ensure safety due to Covid-19. They are:... People are urged to wear a mask. (this may change by the end of Nov, depending on NSW health.) Attendees will also have to register on arrival for contact tracing. Up to 100 people can be seated 4m apart, as required. Clan Banners can still be paraded in, and a blessing of the tartans. Bearers of clan and armorial banners are invited to assemble no later than 9.45 am so that the entry procession can be marshalled. Social distancing will apply during the parade into the church. The usual morning tea in the hall after the service will not be served, according to COVID rules, but there will be a take way cuppa for everyone on the front footpath. Canberra The St Andrew’s Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan service will be held Sunday 29 November, 9:30am to 10:30am at Presbyterian Church of St Andrew, 1 State Circle, Forrest ACT 2603 (plenty of parking on the church grounds) The Clan Banner Parade commences at 9:30am (Banner Bearers be there at 9am for update) COVID-19 restrictions apply to participation, being 190 in the church, no singing (the choir will perform, masks may be worn).
01.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/185688806872/posts/10158943022656873/
