Scottish Festivals

Sheila Livingstone (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2025
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
9781780279251 (ISBN)

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This book is an enthralling journey through the year and the pageants, parades, festivals and fairs which have played a huge part in Scottish life. It introduces the customs, traditions, lore and crafts associated with them, making it the ideal companion for anyone interested in this fascinating and rich aspect of Scotland’s cultural story.

The origins of many Scottish festivals, such as Beltane and Hallowe’en, lie deep in the pagan past, and although the significance of many festivals may now be long forgotten, they have continued to evolve and evolve to satisfy the needs of the time.

Including extracts from prose, poetry and historical documents, this book is an enthralling journey through the year and the pageants, parades, festivals and fairs which have played a huge part in Scottish life. It introduces the customs, traditions, lore and crafts associated with them, making it the ideal companion for anyone interested in this fascinating and rich aspect of Scotland’s cultural story.

Sheila Livingstone was a Scottish author who wrote widely on the subject of Scottish culture and history.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	Traditional Scotland
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 178 mm
Gewicht	111 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781780279251 / 9781780279251
Zustand	Neuware