Cèilidh
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A cèilidh or céilí is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing Gaelic f
The Northern Constabulary Pipe Band Fundraising Cèilidh at North Kessock, Scotland
Scottish cèilidh dancing at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Washington, DC)
Céilí dancing
Highland dress
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Highland dress is the traditional, regional dress of the Highlands and Isles of Scotland. It is often characterised by tartan. Specific designs of shirt, jacket, bodice and headwear may also be worn.
Cèilidh
…annual—basis. The formality of these can vary. Some mix modern pop music with a Scottish country dancing band and dress codes range from compulsory highland dress to informal. Knowledge and use of the basic dance steps is not always strictly necessary, and dances often alternate with songs, poetry recitals…
King Edward VII in a tweed Argyll jacket, kilt and Glengarry bonnet (1904)
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, in a plain-cuff Crail jacket (1984)
Highlanders wearing kilts, plaids, bonnets, and an early example of trews; 1631 German engraving.
The Highland Wedding, David Allan (1780)