Seasonal Festivals Archives – Spooky Scotland

Knock-A-Doory Night: Elgin’s Eve of Halloween Mischief

Knock-A-Doory Night brought a sharp burst of seasonal disorder to Elgin every 30 October. Also...

Scottish Halloween Plants were woven into customs of protection, fortune-telling and seasonal...

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August opens with Lughnasaidh, the ancient harvest festival, and rarely lets up from there. It is...

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May opens with Bealltainn — fire, cattle, and the return of summer — and rarely slows down from...

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April opens with Gowk Day — sleeveless errands and the cuckoo’s call — and closes with the...

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January is a month of fire and executions, royal deaths and midwinter ritual. It opens with...