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!
Richard McBain of McBain, the 23rd Hereditary Chief of Clan McBain
Chief of Games
Clan McBain
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
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The Definition of a Clan
The 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)