Tag: Seasonal Festivals

August

August opens with Lughnasaidh, the ancient harvest festival, and rarely lets up from there. It is one of the most event-packed months in the Scottish calendar — spanning two thousand years of history, from the death of Duncan I...

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May

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

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April

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

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January

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

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