Sunday, September 18, 2011
Pitlochry Highland Games
On Saturday September 10th (my birthday) we headed 2 hours away to the Pitlochry Highland Games. Highland Games are events held throughout the year in Scotland as a way of celebrating Scottish culture and heritage. At a traditional Highland Games, you will find most men in kilts and see lots of bagpipes. The Pitlochry Highland Games started in 1852. The highland games themselves date back to the 4th or 5th centuries. These games consist of Heavyweight events (Putting the Stone, Throwing the Hammer, Tossing the Caber, Throwing the weight for Distance and Throwing the Weight over the Bar), Track and Field Events (Tug ofWar, Cycling, Races, Long Jump), Highland Dancing, and a Pipe Band Parade and Pipe Band Contests.
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