To be handed a smoldering stave or ‘faggot’ is considered a high honor, as the wood is believed to bring good luck, ...
The coastal village is set to celebrate the Burning of the Clavie, its ancient festival which marks the Old New Year ...
The Clavie - a barrel filed with pitch and staves - is set a light and paraded around the town, followed by a large crowd ...
The Clavie - a barrel filed with pitch and staves - is set a light and paraded around the town, followed by a large crowd ...
The ancient display of old New Year holds firm in the far north.The Burning of the Clavie blazed hard in the sub-zero ...
Burning of the Clavie: Rare Scottish New Year celebration that takes place in Burghead on January 11
The New Year celebrations are beginning all over again in one Scottish village this evening, with the arrival of the Burning of the Clavie. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...
The traditional Burning of the Clavie event has been held at Burghead in Moray. The clavie, which is a half-cask filled with wood shavings and tar, is set alight. The elected Clavie King and his ...
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The traditional Burning of the Clavie event has been held at Burghead in Moray. The clavie, which is a half-cask filled with wood shavings and tar, is set alight. The elected Clavie King and his ...
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