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Are there annual pagan celebrations in the Scottish highlands?
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∙ 13y ago
There's 'Up Helly Ya'. The last Tuesday in January. (January 25th 2011) in Shetland. (Not in the Highlands but a Scottish Island.)
The 'Wickerman Festival'. July 22nd & 23rd in Dumfries & Galloway. (Not in the Highlands but the borders.)
'Beltane's Day'. May 1st. New Age followers gather on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.
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