NewWorldCelts @ Stone Mtn

[Shriner]

More to come...

John

[Shriner]

John

[Jock Scot]

Whilst I was enjoying the photographs of the event at Stone Mountain, a couple of questions occurred to me.I hasten to add that these questions should not be taken in anyway as criticisms,but more as observations.

Firstly,is it normal for people to wander around these events with a dirk at hip and even a basket hilted sword attached to one chap's waist?

Secondly,I notice that some women are wearing the kilt complete with sporran and Sgian Dubh tucked into the sock.Again,is this a common practice?

[Shriner]

Whilst I was enjoying the photographs of the event at Stone Mountain, a couple of questions occurred to me.I hasten to add that these questions should not be taken in anyway as criticisms,but more as observations.

Firstly,is it normal for people to wander around these events with a dirk at hip and even a basket hilted sword attached to one chap's waist?

Secondly,I notice that some women are wearing the kilt complete with sporran and Sgian Dubh tucked into the sock.Again,is this a common practice?

Jock Scot,

Firstly, YES. Secondly, YES.

It takes all kinds to back the world go around..

John

[Jock Scot]

Jock Scot,

Firstly, YES. Secondly, YES.

It takes all kinds to back the world go around..

John

Thanks for the info.." Vive la differance!"

[thescot]

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Firstly,is it normal for people to wander around these events with a dirk at hip and even a basket hilted sword attached to one chap's waist?

Secondly,I notice that some women are wearing the kilt complete with sporran and Sgian Dubh tucked into the sock.Again,is this a common practice?

I would add to Shriner's comments:

1st question: Sure, why not? Sgian dhus were plentiful, and many folks like to wear their dirks (in varying degrees of formality), though I never wear one myself except for formal evening wear. Some folks tend to wear period dress more than regular highland attire. (Scotty Thompson always warned that it would look silly to a Scot, and I suspect he was right.) It's really not unusual for rural folks to wear a knife of some sort on the hip, and probably 2/3 of the men around have a pocket knife anyway. I think they think of the dirk as just another knife that looks Scottish.

2nd: I don't think it's really common for women to wear men's kilts unless they're in a pipe band, but some do. The lady at the New World Celts tent was one of the few who--in my own useless opinion--looks really good in a kilt. Most of the women at the games were in ladies' dresses or skirts, I think, more than kilts.

As you can see, it was quite a group--thousands attend every year.

[Shriner]

Thanks, Thescot

It was great to meet and hang with you and your lovely wife. I look forward to doing it again and again. See you soon....

John

[Tattoo Bradley]

Always good to see some Henderson tartan!

[Riverkilt]

Thanks for the great pics. A treat for those of us who couldn't make it.

Have yet to see them all. The HUGE pixel counts and size of the pictures overwhelm my rural dial up rig. A long slow load. Will try waiting until late tonight, and letting them load while I do something else.

Did see the pic of the guy in the jean jacket with his clan crest patch on the jean jacket. I really like the look of jean jackets with tartan kilts, and the patch seemed to add something.

What a great venue too.

Ron

[McFarkus]

The HUGE pixel counts and size of the pictures overwhelm my rural dial up rig.

It's been so long since I've had dial-up that I'd forgotten the amount of time it takes to load a picture. I noticed that Photobucket allows you to reduce the number of pixels for posting online (and even further reduction for an Avatar).

Would it be a courtesy for those of us without broadband to "lighten the load" for others by not posting full-pixel photos?