tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post3858852428926844984..comments2023-10-25T12:05:13.761-04:00Comments on Barbara Martin: Hogmanay - New Year's EveBarbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-16163823467624975442009-01-02T09:44:00.000-05:002009-01-02T09:44:00.000-05:00An enlightening tour of an old tradition.An enlightening tour of an old tradition.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-43113949566806229172009-01-01T13:13:00.000-05:002009-01-01T13:13:00.000-05:00Charles, you could always write a tale about the t...Charles, you could always write a tale about the troll hunting.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-18203191564454202902008-12-31T23:03:00.000-05:002008-12-31T23:03:00.000-05:00Those are very cool looking monsters. I never hea...Those are very cool looking monsters. I never heard of this. Gotta look closer.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-37318371665972408372008-12-31T22:15:00.000-05:002008-12-31T22:15:00.000-05:00Tony, I think these festivals in Scotland are far ...Tony, I think these festivals in Scotland are far more exciting than the way North America celebrates on New Year's Eve. I love the idea of parades with mystical monsters! And troll hunting in mid-January, wow.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-24611808990923898912008-12-31T20:47:00.000-05:002008-12-31T20:47:00.000-05:00perfect, thx barbara :Dhappy hogmanay to you, as w...perfect, thx barbara :D<BR/><BR/>happy hogmanay to you, as well :)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-90617966887269489122008-12-31T19:49:00.000-05:002008-12-31T19:49:00.000-05:00Arija, since I'm about 25% Scottish I thought a po...Arija, since I'm about 25% Scottish I thought a post about Scottish customs would have an interesting slant...and this fit the ticket well.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-7704578771997331522008-12-31T19:21:00.000-05:002008-12-31T19:21:00.000-05:00Interesting that the Scots derived these customs f...Interesting that the Scots derived these customs from the old Norse men. In Latvia we had something very similar in that on New Year's eve people dressed in wild animal costumes and went dorr to door chasing away beasts and evil spirits. Sometimes it got rather exciting with a real bear joining in! Those were the days when hamlets were isolated and forests abounded.<BR/>Have a wonderful New Year!Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.com