Feeling the post celebration blues? Well this weekend you can celebrate New Year all over again...
The Burning of the Clavie is a
unique New Year's Fire Festival - 11th January 2013
Friday 11th January - Burghead, Dunbar Street, Burghead, Moray, IV30 5XQ
In Moray, the ancient Pictish
capital, the people of the village come together to light the ceremonial torch,
or clavie, a wooden barrel filled with wood and doused in tar. Once alight, the
clavie is carried through the town and placed at Doorie Hill where it is left
to burn. If you are lucky enough to get a piece of the clavie, it is said to
guarantee luck throughout the year.
Why 11th January? This is the date of the Burning of the Clavie, a fire festival unique to Burghead, which greets the New Year. The significance of the 11th January dates back to the 1750's, when the Julian calendar was reformed in Britain. The new Gregorian calendar was introduced. People rioted, demanding back their 11 days - but not in Burghead. Brochers decided to have the best of both worlds, by celebrating New Year twice - on 1st January and the 11th January.
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