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The Burning of the Clavie Fire festival. Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 18:00 - 21:00

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The Burning of the Clavie at Brander Street, Burghead on the 11th January, 2013.

Ancient traditions are rekindled at this ancient fire festival. For more information on the ceremony see the web site.

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Start Date: 11 January 2013 18:00

End Date: 11 January 2013 21:00

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The Burning of the Clavie at Brander Street, Burghead on the 11th January, 2012.

Burning the clavie is an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth. The clavie is a bonfire of casks split in two, lighted on 11 January, i.e. the first day of the year by the Julian Calendar.
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Iron Age hopes for Moray field

Experts believe they have discovered another Iron Age power centre in Moray.
Yesterday National Museums of Scotland curator Dr Fraser Hunter said investigations at a field at Burghead have possibly revealed "a high-status site".
The archaeologist said the remains of four Iron Age roundhouses could lie buried beneath the soil.
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Hogmanay revellers were today warned to brace themselves as blizzards were expected to hit the Aberdeen area.
Weather experts said up to 15cm of snow could be seen in Aberdeenshire throughout tonight.
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Burghead Hogmanay
Opinions differ as to the roots of the ancient festival of the Burning of the Clavie, condemned in the eighteenth century as "an abominable heathenish practice". But even in the third millennium it still goes on...
Pictish, Celtic, Viking or Roman in origin, the Burning of the Clavie, which takes place at Burghead, in Moray, is one of the most bizarre of Scotland's Hogmanay festivals.
The event takes place on the night of January 11 (the original Hogmanay before the calendar changed in 1660).

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The Burning Of The Clavie - the clavie falls


The Burning of the Clavie at Burghead - the burning barrel of tar and wood finally falls from its post.  Pieces will be given to the crowd for good luck in the new year.

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