Dianne, Simply, one might say that a ceilidh is a PARTY! It's of Irish, Scottish, Gaelic/Highland tradition, and in the instance of a death, I suppose it's akin to an Irish wake...though the Presbyterian Gaels would have frowned on such goings on in the event of a person's death. A ceilidh involves dancing, lots of singing, storytelling, by the local seannachaidh, or storyteller, who in this instance would talk about the life of the person who had died. I'm just a lowlander, so what do I know? ☺☺☺ Maisie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diann" <diann@chartermi.net> To: "Wigtownshire" <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 12:41 PM Subject: [WIG LIST] Scottish Ceilidh >I recently read an obituary of an 82 year old woman here in the US that > requested a Scottish Celidh instead of a funeral . > > Could anyone englighten me about the Scottish Celidh. I googled the term > and learned that it was a social dance performed in a circle. I'm > interested in learning if this is a tradition in Scotland, or if this > request might have been unique to this individual. > > Thank you > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Maisie. Thanks to you, and Robert who wrote off-list, I have a much better idea of this lady's request. I hope her request was honored by her family and friends. I think I'd rather have a celidh than a funeral myself! :) Thank you so much, Diann . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maisie Egger" <campsiehills@sbcglobal.net> To: "Diann" <diann@chartermi.net>; <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Scottish Ceilidh > > Simply, one might say that a ceilidh is a PARTY! > > It's of Irish, Scottish, Gaelic/Highland tradition, and in the instance of > a death, I suppose it's akin to an Irish wake...though the Presbyterian > Gaels would have frowned on such goings on in the event of a person's > death. > > A ceilidh involves dancing, lots of singing, storytelling, by the local > seannachaidh, or storyteller, who in this instance would talk about the > life of the person who had died. > > I'm just a lowlander, so what do I know? ☺☺☺ > > Maisie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diann" <diann@chartermi.net> > To: "Wigtownshire" <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRe@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 12:41 PM > Subject: [WIG LIST] Scottish Ceilidh > > >>I recently read an obituary of an 82 year old woman here in the US that >> requested a Scottish Celidh instead of a funeral . >> >> Could anyone englighten me about the Scottish Celidh. I googled the term >> and learned that it was a social dance performed in a circle. I'm >> interested in learning if this is a tradition in Scotland, or if this >> request might have been unique to this individual. >> >> Thank you >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: > 269.6.5/792 - Release Date: 5/6/2007 9:01 PM > >