When it comes to celebrating Celtic culture around Chicago, people of Scottish descent always seem to be overshadowed by the Irish. There's no national holiday like St. Patrick's Day when "everyone is ...

Easy, breezy, beautiful combat kilts... Dating back to the 18th century in Scotland, the men’s skirt known as a kilt — the version we know today — proliferated among fierce warriors known as ...

with the strong-willed spirit of their historical predecessors. They planted their feet firmly, hips width apart, and lifted with two hands a Scottish hammer - a 4-foot shaft and weighted ball. Then ...

The fascinating story of life in the trenches for Highland soldiers, renowned as some of the most ferocious fighters of the Great War, and the perils of wearing a kilt in battle has been revealed in a ...

HOLLAND, MI — Get ready for a weekend of caber tossing, Celtic music and lots of dancing at the second annual Holland Celtic Festival and Highland Games. The festival runs June 23 and 24 at the Ottawa ...

Cindy Kimove says she doesn't remember life before Highland dancing. Her mother was from Scotland and Kimove has been dancing since she was three years old. Today she runs CK Dance Company in ...

Apr. 27—OXFORD — Have you ever seen somebody throw a telephone pole? Would you like to? For the "caber toss" and other feats of strength, check out the Highland Games in Oxford on Saturday, April 30.