Welcome Clans and Societies

 

Thank you to all the Clans and Societies that joined us for the 37th Annual Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games. We hope to see you in 2024! 

 

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Richard McBain of McBain, the 23rd Hereditary Chief of Clan McBain

Chief of Games

Clan McBain

 

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Wilkins Fisk Urquhart of Urquhart, the 28th Hereditary Chief of Clan Urquhart 

Honored Clan Chief

Clan Urquhart

 

Armored Combat Worldwide-Tucson Hellhounds

Clan Baird Society USA

Clan Buchanan Society International

Clan Donald

Clan Douglas

Clan Ferguson Society of North America

Clan Gunn

Clan Hall Society

Clan Hamilton

Clan Keith U.S.A.

Clan Lamont

Clan Macfie

Clan MacInnes International

Clan MacKenzie

Clan Maclachlan Society, WUSA

Clan MacLea - Livingston(e)

Clan Macpherson US Branch Pacific Southwest

Clan Sinclair

Clan Stewart Society in America

Clan Wallace

Clan Weir

Daughters of Scotia

Desert Irish Wolfhound Association

International Clan MacFarlane Society (Clan MacFarlane)

Murray Clan Society of North America

Red Dragon America

Scottish American Military Society, Post 81

Seven Pipers Scottish Society of Tucson

Shaw Clans USA

The House of Burnett

US Coast Guard Auxillary

 

 

 


The Definition of a Clan

leader.jpgThe Gaelic word for ‘children’ is more accurately translated as ‘family’ in E’en Do bait Spair Nocht. the sense in which the word Clan became accepted in the Scottish Highlands during the 13th century.

A Clan is a social group whose core comprises a number of families derived from, or accepted as being derived from, a common ancestor.

Almost without exception, that core is accompanied by a further number of dependent and associated families who have either sought the protection of the Clan at some point in history or have been tenants or vassals of its Chief. That Chief is owed allegiance by all members of the Clan, but ancient tradition nevertheless states that the Clan is above the Chief.

Although Gaelic has been supplanted by English in the Lowlands of Scotland for nearly a thousand years, it is an acceptable convention to refer to the great Lowland families, like the Douglas’, as Clans although the heads of certain families, such as Bruce, prefer not to use the term.

Allegiance was generally given to a father’s Clan, but Celtic tradition includes a strong element of descent through, and loyalty to, a mother’s line. In reality, the chief of a Clan would ingather any stranger, of whatever family, who possessed suitable skills, maintained his allegiance and, if required, adopted the Clan surname. We welcome all Clan and Societies to participate in our Festival. To register please submit your application today. Slainte!

Resource for Clan definition: http://www.clangregor.org

 

 

If you would like to make a donation directly to the Festival it will be greatly appreciated and will help share the fun and culture with our community! Please contact us at tucsoncelt1@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Go raibh maith agat!
(Thank you)