Welcome Clans and Societies

Welcome to the 2023 Tucson Celtic Festival. The deadline to register is October 1, 2023. If you would like to be included in the festival program, submit your registration by September 15, 2023.  You may click on the link below to register online. After completing the form you will be redirected to PayPal to complete your purchase.  If you have any questions or difficulties registering, please email us tucsoncelt1@gmail.com. Slainte!

 

Clans and Societies that are joining us for the 37th Annual Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games November 3-5, 2023. 

 

Clan McBain

Clan Urquart

 

Clan Buchanan Society International

Clan Douglas

Clan Ferguson Society of North America

Clan Fraser

Clan Gunn

Clan Hall Society

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 Weir

Desert Irish Wolfhound Association

Red Dragon America

Scottish American Military Society, Post 81

The House of Burnett

 

 

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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