10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAVIE»
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The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in ...
BURNING OP ' THE CLAVIE.' BURNIN& Of ' THK CLAVIE. and comprehensive
view of all that can be stated regarding thia remarkable ceremonial : 'Any
Hogmanay afternoon, a small group of seamen and coopers, dressed in blue
overfrocks, ...
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The Little Book of Hogmanay
The brawny crew get under the clavie and this is lighted by means of a lump of
burning peat; it would be sacrilege to light the clavie with a match, as these are
as unlucky as hammers. When the torch iswell ablaze the crewmove off, andthe ...
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of ...
In the matter of the Petition of Louise Pauline de Repentigny, Lizette Antoinette le
Gardeur de Repentigny, Josephine Lucrece le Gardeur de Repentigny, Agnes
Slacke, and the children of Josephine Clavie, deceased: Therese Emilie Clavie, ...
David Gardner Chardavoyne, 2012
When the flames arise, one of the fishermen seizes the Clavie and rushes along
one street, followed by the entire male population, at the end of which he is
relieved by another fisherman. In this way every street in the village is gone
through, ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1889
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The Moray Way and the Ben Macdui Trail
Something kept alive over thousands of years, passed down by each generation.
What is referred to here is of course the 'Burning of the Clavie'. It happens on
New Year's Day (according to the old Julian calendar) on the 11th of January
when ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish: Put Your First Foot ...
The Burghead Clavie On Old New Year's Day — 1 1 January — in the small town
of Burghead in Moray (north of Stonehaven), an even older ceremony is enacted.
It is entrusted to one local man, 'the Clavie King', and his nine elected helpers, ...
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A Book of the Beginnings
As the lighted " Clavies " were carried about the boats it seems possible that the
Clavie may also have been at one time a Kherf or paddle. If so, the paddle and
candle were both emblematic of the Har, for the Clwn/ie was known in Scotland
by ...
Another Hogmanay custom. called Burning the Clavie. is still celebrated at
Burghead on the Moray Firth. but it takes place on 11 January. which is Old New
Year's Day (using the Julian calendar). The clavie in question is half a barrel.
which is ...
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The Fabled Coast: Legends & traditions from around the ...
His crime was that he had made a huge torch called a clavie, and carried it
around the harbour to purify the fishing fleet from witchcraft. The ceremony of '
burning the clavie' still takes place in Burghead, though its links with the sea and
the ...
Sophia Kingshill, The Estate of Jennifer Westwood, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAVIE»
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clavie is used in the context of the following news items.
A traveller's guide to sacred Scotland
Others to get a mention include the Stonehaven Fireballs and the Comrie Flambeaux, with a special place reserved for the Burghead Clavie, ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Apr 15»
Gilles Clavie: We Need to Go Further and Strengthen Sofia's …
Novinite has interviewed Gilles Clavie, President and Chief Executive Officer at Orbis Hotel Group, a leader on Poland's hospitality market. «Novinite.com, Apr 15»
SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLLS: Kingston High School
... Taylor Chambers, Molly Cherny, Madelyn Chiera, Olivia Clavie, Ian Conners, Christina Coq, Ian Costley, Bethany Crescini, Shelby Crespino, ... «The Daily Freeman, Mar 15»
Burghead fishing vessel makes first voyage in 30 years
Dan Ralph, this year's Clavie King, appealed to the council to delay work for a further week on four new storage units at the harbour to allow ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jan 15»
Fantastic pictures capture the best of famous Burning of the Clavie
Before lighting the Clavie, he said: “This is my favourite day of the year. People come back here. Family come home. The exiles are more likely ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jan 15»
Burghead ready for fiery New Year
The crew will then make their way to the site of the old Pictish fort at Doorie Hill, where the Clavie is placed on a stone altar and doused with ... «The Northern Scot, Jan 15»
Moray villagers welcome new year with ancient custom
Organisers are hotly anticipating this Saturday's Burning of the Clavie celebration in Burghead, as the village marks the new year with a ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jan 15»
Accor offers Orbis 46 central Europe hotels for 142 million euros
"We have been analyzing the possibilities of development through acquisitions for some time now," president of the Orbis's board Gilles Clavie ... «Reuters, Oct 14»
Fourth-quarter honor rolls: Kingston High School
... Alexis Becker, Duncan Beever, Sharde Bowens-Shaw, Giancarlo Casciaro, Madelyn Chiera, Olivia Clavie, Ian Conners, Ian Costley, Bethany ... «Kingston Daily Freeman, Aug 14»
Cockpit Country communities call for area to be closed to bauxite …
We would prefer to see more interest in eco-tourism for the area", Principal of the Elderslie Primary and Junior High School Clavie Johnson ... «Jamaica Observer, Aug 14»
