Frederick Celtic Festival
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The Frederick Celtic Festival is a one-day festival celebrating all things Scottish, held annually in Urbana, Maryland
, United States.
The festival features kilt
ed professional and amateur Highland Games
athletes competing for victory tossing trees and throwing heavy weights. Other activities include Celtic music
, competitions, bagpipe playing, crafts, vendors, Scottish and Irish dancing, and free genealogy
services. The home page for this festival is at Frederick Celtic Festival.
In 2008 the festival was held on Saturday May 10, 2008.
Urbana, Maryland
Urbana is an unincorporated community located in southern Frederick County, Maryland. It lies at the I-270/MD 80 interchange, about southeast of Frederick.-History:The Urbana area was first settled in 1730....
, United States.
The festival features kilt
Kilt
The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic heritage even more broadly...
ed professional and amateur Highland Games
Highland games
Highland games are events held throughout the &Highland games are events held throughout the &Highland games are events held throughout the &(-è_çà in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Certain...
athletes competing for victory tossing trees and throwing heavy weights. Other activities include Celtic music
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
, competitions, bagpipe playing, crafts, vendors, Scottish and Irish dancing, and free genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
services. The home page for this festival is at Frederick Celtic Festival.
In 2008 the festival was held on Saturday May 10, 2008.