VIRGINIA SCOTTISH GAMES AND FESTIVAL 30&31AUG14

I'm going, and this is going to be so cool!!!!!

Virginia Scottish Games - August 30 & 31, 2014 Home  | Competitions  | Entertainment  | Lodging | Map | News | Sponsors | Vendors  | Volunteer  | Contact   AdvertisingAthletics Athletes - Invited 2014 Border Collies & Sheep Herding British Car & Bike Show Children's Games Clan & Societies Clan Field Layout Clan Chart Country Dance Flyer Country Dance Program Dogs of Scotland Entertainment Fiddles/Fiddle Schedule Fiddle Entertainment Flowers of the Forest and Prayers for the Kirkin' (9:15 a.m. Sunday) Add names to the Flowers of the Forest Highland Dance Kirkin Program Map/Layout Multi-Media Patrons & Trophies Patron Letter & Form Pipes and Drums Photography PoliciesPostersPress Release Raffle Sponsors, Prizes Reenactors Schedule - Saturday Schedule - SundaySponsors Trophy Form Vendors and Crafters VolunteersWhisky Tasting Buy Tickets Now! Links  Humor Official 2008 VSG Photos More 2008 Photos 2012 Photos 2011 Photos Vintage Photos Advertisers Things from the Web Gates open to the general public at 9 a.m. both days.  Please see the schedules above for more detail. Handicapped parking will be available on a first come, first serve basis.  It is situated near the Entrance.  CAP members will be happy to direct you. We are looking for some volunteers.  Do you have what it takes to spend a weekend with some fun Scots?  We would love to have you help out! (kilts welcome, but not required)    Dogs are welcome to bring their parents as long as they keep their parents on leash and well behaved.  Heat relief stations will be available in the Scottish Dogs area. Special Dog Events on Sunday morning. TICKETS at the Gate: Two day adult $30 Single day adult $20 Children 5 - 12 $5 Under 5 Free Children 12 and under free on Sunday Gates open to the general public at 9 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The Festival will close at 6 both days, although we will continue with the Concert on Saturday evening until 9. Proud member of the Association of Scottish Games & Festivals The Games will be held on the grounds of Great Meadow: 5089 Old Tavern Road The Plains, VA  20198 double click here for Great Meadow's Directions ___________________________  Any correspondence with the VSGA can be sent to: VSGA P.O. Box 1338, Alexandria, VA 22313 or info@vascottishgames.org Pages originally designed by TR Designs Currently maintained by CelticElf66 Pages hosted by Interland Shopping Cart by PayPal Fox5 News Friday morning 09/04/2009!      There will be an ATM on the premises! LOST & FOUND All lost and found items (including the human variety) should report to, be turned in at, or claimed from the Information and Merchandise Tent The games go on, rain or shine. We prefer shine! 2014 Honored Clan - MacTavish Thank you to our 2014 Sponsors Glenfiddich St. Andrew's Society of Washington, D.C. Walkers Shortbread   Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia Tourism Corporation Winchester Motosports Sport Kilt The Salmon Lady   Member of the Fauquier Chamber of Commerce There have been unique visitors.   Have you Collected all five book marks?

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At Scottish Christmas Walk in Alexandria, mixed reviews on underwear under kilts 4DEZ10

AS is said in Gaelic Ní dhéanfar aon údarás ceannais bhfeidhm riamh orm aon rud a chaitheamh faoi mo kilt!

For the kilt-wearing hordes who descend each year on Old Town for its Scottish Christmas Walk and Parade, the bawdy joke has always been: boxers, briefs . . . or nothing at all? A true Scot never wears anything under his kilt, the saying goes.
Until now.
Last month, the Scottish Tartans Authority, the governing body that sets the world standard for Highland dress, called for an end to the age-old custom, saying the practice is "unhygienic" and "offensive."
"If you are out and about in a kilt, then remember to show some decorum," said Brian Wilton, director of the Tartans Authority.
News of the stunning reversal got mixed reviews by many revelers at Saturday's parade in Alexandria, a holiday tradition that has grown in 40 years to become one of the largest such parades on the East Coast.
The tougher Scots in evidence vowed defiance.
"A man's a man," said William Oscar Fleming, 39, a District resident who works for a local nonprofit. "A Highlander doesn't need underwear."
He reached for his silver flask and took a stiff shot of single-malt whiskey.
"If we did wear underwear, it would be made of, like, twigs," he said.
Others expressed relief that they could now wimp out with impunity. The practice is called "going regimental" - a nod to the Scottish military regiments that have have long embraced it.
"Our biggest challenge is always the cold, 10-mile-an-hour wind that always blows off the Potomac in December," said Doug McClelland, 63, an engineer from Crownsville.
The Scottish government was a co-sponsor of the weekend's events, which included a Scotch tasting and greens sale and benefited the Campagna Center, an Alexandria nonprofit that provides Head Start and other assistance for low-income families.
Robin Naysmith, head of the Scottish Affairs Office at the British Embassy, colored slightly when asked about the game-changing undergarment news coming out of his home country in the past two weeks.
"Achhhhhhh," he said slowly. "I wouldn't take that too seriously. Each to his own, we say."
So, on that note, the parade began. Bagpipes wailed. A crowd of more than 20,000 lined the streets. Representatives from more than 100 Scottish clans threw candy through air. Costumed terriers - who had obviously not gotten the underwear memo - trotted along au natural under their tiny kilts.
It was chilly at first, but the sun was warm. Nice day for a parade - no matter what you are wearing.