Tuesday, August 2, 2011

lammas games

Today is Lammas, or Lughnasadh, a traditional time to celebrate the beginning of the grain harvest. I was looking for some good scenes from Dancing at Lughnasadh, the play and/or movie, but instead came upon these people enacting a lively traditional Lammas. They're celebrating with games and dancing and, well, I wish I was there with them. I'm not positive they're acting -- do you think they might have been this joyful even without the camera? I hope so.

I couldn't find it in English, but this is in a very familiar language. Even though I don't know it, I feel like I should.

8 comments:

  1. i enjoyed the video. looks like a fun tradition. brought back memories of when i did folk dancing in high school.

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  2. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Deanna. It looks like an all-in-all good time!

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  3. Let the games begin!!! thanks for sharing this fun video!

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  4. Nancy, oh to dance and run and play like that!

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  5. what a fun fun time! and they were playing "red rover"- one of our childhood games.

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  6. Quite lovely and somewhere in my spirit so familiar.
    I would love to have been right there with them.
    Thank you for sharing that video. It made me smile : )

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  7. Cindy -- yes!

    red rover, red rover send Cindy right over!!

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  8. Marie, isn't it interesting that it feels so familiar? I feel the same way. Even the song...the Oneness thing, yes?

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