kilted Halloween Costume

[Foxgun Tom]

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[Richland]

If I see one Woman dressed up as The Statue of liberty Boy She is gonna get an ear-full.
I just finished putting together a Fiele-bieg(sp?) Great kilt, belted Plaid (Not sure if there is a difference) I took 4 yards of interesting plaid bought on sale at a local fabric store. It looks similar to the Irish National. Anyway I pleated 20 pleats from the center and pinned them in place. then ran a stitch perpendicular to them at the point where my belt would cover them.
Well it works really well at getting the thing on in a hurry. and looks really good. (Pics to follow after party) I know Totaly historicaly bougus.
"But Its Halloween." Has any one had experience with this technique to wrap a quick plaid?

[Mike1]

In the United States Halloween is a commercial enterprise ( although a lot of fun ) here in Scotland its a festival linked to our Celtic and historical roots and traditions. Believe it or not!! there are still significant cultural differences between the USA and Scotland despite our close and warm connections??????????

Tom, I'm reluctant to hang labels, because they simply don't fit everyone, aye? But the vast majority of U.S. citizens think that their culture is the same culture practiced in every corner of the world, excepting those 'under-privileged third world nations' that don't know any better.

I'd be willing to wager that I can get the majority of people reading this thread headed off to their favorite search engine with the mention of one word - Samhain.

People here generally have no idea of what Samhain actually is. (or how it's pronounced! )

Here, the holiday has become a time to dress up and beg sweeties (if you are a child) or party (if you are an adult).

The thing for everyone to remember is that we cannot formulate opinions of an entire nation, based on the words and actions of a few.

[bubba]

People here generally have no idea of what Samhain actually is. (or how it's pronounced! )
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Sow-in. So there.

[mbhandy]

Found this in the internet:

Samhain is pronounced "sah-van", although many neo-Pagans pronounce it as "sow-in" (where "ow" rhymes with "cow"). Samhain is Irish Gaelic for the month of November. Samhuin is Scottish Gaelic for All Hallows, NOV-1.

You can find the full text at:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hallo_sa.htm

I will be going as a Blues Bro. All Black

MrBill

[Colin]

People here generally have no idea of what Samhain actually is. (or how it's pronounced! )

You mean the Celtic festival that gave Halloween a lot of it's practises and traditions

Here's a decent link http://www.celticspirit.org/samhain.htm

[Panache]

Of interest might be Matt Newsome's thoughts on Halloween and costumes from his blog:

http://blog.albanach.org/archive/200...r_archive.html

Here is an article he wrote about the holiday and how the older pagan aspects intersect with modern Christian ones:

http://www.turrisfortis.com/halloween.html

Cheers

[switchblade5984]

and Panache
helps quelch the fire!

i read the links..... maybe not.......

[Panache]

and Panache
helps quelch the fire!

Sorry. I've always been a bit of a wet blanket :rolleyes:

Cheers

[turpin]

CollegeWicca.com - Scots gaelic = sahveen, Irish gaelic = soween