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Highland Games
Music and Dance
The Highland Games
Events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage
The Cowal Highland Gathering is the biggest of them all
The History
The Origin - 11th century when King Malcolm set up a race to find the fastest runner in the land to be his Royal Messenger.
Highland Scots used the Highland Games to train for combat in the Jacobite Rebellions as the English had banned them from training for war.
The Events
Caber Toss –athletes throw a long wooden log.
Stone Put, an event very similar to the modern Olympic Shot Put
Sheaf Toss, Competitors throw large bundles of straw.
Etc.
Hammer throw
Sheaf toss
Caber Toss
Stone put
Weight over the bar
Famous Dances
There are lots of famous Scottish dances including:The Highland FlingThe Sword Dance The Highland Reel
Scottish Music
The Main instruments in Scottish music are:The accordian, The bag pipes, The fiddle,The guitar, The Harp
Music is a very important part of Scottish Culture.
The End
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