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atombonniebaby · 4 months

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I've had this idea in my head for a while now...

We all know how much Mac hates getting wet so how would he react when faced with the prospect of a "new" New Year's tradition introduced by his Scottish boss?

The original plan was screenshots, but I had to do a write up!...so maybe today I'll get some proper visuals...but for now I hope you enjoy this silly one shot! (And if anyone wants to do some drawings...I'd love to see some of this hilarity brought to life 🫶)

just so we're clear...Deacon's swimsuit depicted below is 100% what I Invision them all wearing variations off...because...why not? 🤣 (Oh...but not Hancock and Danse...you'll see!)

Happy New Year Tumblr Buddies! Slainte Mhath!❤️

Here's to new Wasteland Traditions

"You can't be serious..." MacCready searched the boss' face. Shit-eating grin aside, there was not a single sign of a lie.

"I'm tellin' ye lad... every year without fail... rain or shine." Nate sat down on the couch beside his young companion. "Sometimes even snow." He added after a brief pause.

"So you're telling me you dressed up and—”

"Dressing up was optional... traditionally ye just shed to yer kegs and run right in."

"Run into water?"

"Cauld, sobering, icy waters."

"I guess you Scots really are crazy," MacCready chuckled to himself, "or you're full of Brahmin crap."

"Oi," Nate elbowed him. "It's real. On the day o' the new year, we'd head tae the shore, and strip to our undergarments and bolt intae the sea. 'Tis invigoratin', got the blood pumpin' in a way nothing else did. I dinnae even reckon bein' chased by a Deathclaw could get me heart goin' as fast as that did."

MacCready laughed at the mention of the oversized lizard. "Running from a deathclaw is different. You know you'll die if you lose, running into the ocean is just stupid."

"Hypothermia is nae joke, lad... and it didnae need to be an ocean... could be a river... ye know... like that one that runs aroon' Sanctuary..."

There was something in the way the Scot was talking that made MacCready nervous. That sparkle in his eye was never a good sign. "Not on your life!”

Nate's grin only grew wider. "Oh c'mon! Ye'd be the only one bein' a wee rad-chicken! Preston, Sturges, Codsworth, the settlers around Sanctuary…and even Dugmeat all want tae do it."

"Right... and Dogmeat told you that how, exactly? Did he write it out on the dirt using a stick?"

Nate gave a belly laugh at that. "Gave me a paw."

"You are full of it." MacCready shook his head. "No way in hell am I doing this."

"No even for five hundred caps?”

"Five hundr--" MacCready choked on his words.

"Counted them maself... put them in a nice big jar ...but there is a catch... last man standin' ...or lady... gets it!"

MacCready groaned. This was stupid, beyond stupid, but the caps..."Fine."

"Attaboy!”

Sanctuary Hills Annual Loony Dook.

MacCready stared at the painted ply board sign as if it was personally insulting him. Perhaps it was. If it hadn't existed, he wouldn't have been standing out in the rain.

He glanced at the plastic blue pins of Rad-X piled up in the little shed next to the sign, blankets too. Nate was prepared for everything.

MacCready's laugh was almost incredulous. "Is that why you've been hoarding all the supplies!? Because you were planning this stupid event!?"

Nate laughed in response. "Notice that did ye?"

MacCready sighed. "How can I not notice!?"

"I hardly want folks getting sick from radiation poisoning while they're havin' fun. Now, c'mon, come help me welcome our guests," Nate elbowed him in the ribs before gesturing to the rest of Sanctuary.

"Fine!”

"Let's get the show on the road," Nate smiled, marching off toward the gates where the majority of the settlers were gathered.

"Hey, Blue!” Piper called out to them as they approached.

"Ah, monsieur! It is quite the spectacle you are throwing here today," Curie said as the two came to a stop. "I must say, I am rather excited to try this 'dooken' as you call it. The effects of immersion in such cold temperatures will be most fascinating!"

"Ye'll love it, lass," Nate replied.

"Where the Frick did you get bathing suits?" MacCready asked her, noticing the bright pink ruffled one piece she was wearing.

"As it turns out," Piper began. "Curie has a remarkable sewing ability...she even made something for you..."

"You made me something...?"

MacCready would have blushed if it weren't for how cold he was, the likelihood of any color filling his cheeks was slim to none–even with all his layers!

Curie nodded enthusiastically. "Wi, Monsieur Nate provided me with a list of attendees!"

He did what?

"Here you go!" She handed him a bundle of striped green and white fabric.

"Thanks... I think." MacCready looked at it skeptically. It was a one-piece suit of sorts. Not unlike what the girl was wearing, but with longer legs.

"Deacon's is blue and white, Preston also, but different shades! They look most handsome!"

"Why thank you, ma'am," Deacon appeared behind the doctor. "I think you look very dashing yourself."

"Merci!"

He looked ridiculous, a similarly striped suit to the one in MacCready’s hands, he guessed the red cape was his own addition.

"This IS most invigorating," followed another voice, this time belonging to a smiling tin can.

"Danse...lad..." Nate paused. "Do ye no think that's cheatin', son?"

The ex-Brotherhood Paladin just shrugged. "On the contrary, General. Without the appropriate protective clothing, my Power Armor provides no protection from the elements."

"Without protective—are you telling me you're in your birthday suit under there!?" MacCready blurted out.

Danse simply nodded. "Affirmative."

"General, your friend from Concord has arrived...and he brought company," Preston joined the fold, Minutemen blue in his bathing suit, and still wearing his hat.

"Jacob is here!?" Nate sounded more excited than he intended.

The group glanced at each other.

"Who's Jacob?" Piper asked after him.

Nate just waved her off.

"Does our good General have a secret to share?" A gravelly voice asked from behind them.

"John," MacCready turned to face the ghoul and he couldn't help it. His eyes dropped lower.

What the actual fuck!? Could that even be considered clothes? Red leather Speedo, cowboy boots and his signature hat...that was all he was wearing.

"My eyes are up here, kid," Hancock grinned as the younger man realized what he was doing.

"Wha--I wasn't—"

"You were," Hancock's smile turned into a smirk.

"Well ain't this quite the gatherin' and you thought people would pass up the opportunity for tradition!" Another accent entered their midst.

"I'm only here for the caps...got my eye on a new mod for my rifle," another familiar face pushed through the throng of bodies.

"Aiden's here too?" MacCready muttered under his breath. The ex-minuteman Gunner hunter didn't seem to know where to look as he came to a stop.

"Gotta say, Slick, you got a lotta people who care about ya," Jake leaned against the wooden railings of the bridge.

"Well, ain't you a handsome one!"

MacCready's smile widened. Cait!?

"Uh...thanks..." Aiden mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck. "I uh...I'm just gonna..."

"Don't take it personally, darlin'," Jake smiled. "Aiden's not much for conversation."

"Who else are we expecting, Monsieur?” Curie asked.

"Nick's around, he's keepin' Dugmeat busy so folks can get ready and I do believe Strong is off huntin' fer our supper," Nate answered.

"Splendid! Would your boyfriend like a costume, Monsieur?”

"Boyfriend!? I—"

Nate cleared his throat.

"Thank ya, darlin'," Jake smiled at the doctor. "Much appreciated."

"Hey, Sharpshooter!"

MacCready froze. No...fuck no...he didn't hear that. He refused to turn around and look.

"Mac?"

No.

"MacCready!"

"Beau..." the mercenary reluctantly turned.

Fuck! Sturges was wearing one of those swimsuits too, and the size of him. It was...indecent.

"Howdy," Sturges tipped his head and smiled.

MacCready was dead, dying, or just having some incredibly vivid hallucination. No way. Just fucking no.

"What's wrong?"

"I'd harbor a guess our Merc here is wondering how you can fix his plumbing," Hancock chimed in.

"I—"

"Think he's wondering if your equipment is up to the task," Deacon added.

"That is most absurd," Curie commented. "Sturges is a mechanic, not a plumber."

"A certified handyman," Piper giggled.

"Shut the fu—uh heck up!"

Hancock snorted.

"That's enough...quit teasin' the poor lad." Jake stepped in to defend him.

"Yeah, lay off the kid." Nick Valentine decided to join them, standing by Nate's side, no swimsuit for him...it was almost like he was programmed to wear nothing but his detective gear. "You know how sensitive he is."

MacCready felt like he was about to spontaneously combust.

"I'm gonna go change before I get the urge to shoot someone." MacCready stormed off.

"Someone's touchy," Cait noted.

"More like he can't handle the heat," Hancock countered.

"You should probably change as well," Nick suggested to the newcomer. Knew the fella from all the times he stopped by that information broker who had taken up residence in Diamond City. "The Ron"? Or something like that.

"Right you are, Mister Valentine," Jake agreed. "I will be right back."

"So polite! Monsieur Jacob makes a most agreeable guest," Curie smiled.

"I know, right! He's a peach." Piper grinned. "Got yourself a good one there, Blue."

"No foolin' you lot, is there?” Nate just laughed. "C'mon, we might as well get a move on. It's comin' up to noon soon."

MacCready stood in front of the bathroom mirror. It took him a few minutes to figure out how to put the damned thing on. It was too tight in some places, yet hung awkwardly from his body.

At least his hat matched, because it was staying on.

A knock on the door snapped him out of his thoughts.

"You got lost in there?” Jake's voice carried through the wooden door.

"Just give me a second!"

"Alrighty..."

A few deep breaths, and MacCready was good to go.

"Not a word...not a single freaking word!"

Jake held his hands up and took a step back. "Wouldn't dream of it."

MacCready stomped past the engineer and back towards the group.

"Christ, and I thought I was pasty... lookin' at ye, it's like a white sheet slapped 'er a skeleton."

MacCready glared daggers at the smug looking bastard and wished he had his rifle. How is this bastard not shivering? MacCready could barely keep himself from trembling, and he's standing there, barefoot with no shirt on. Only thing he has on is a pair of red plaid trunks and his glasses.

"Har har... can we get this over with already?"

Nate grinned from ear to ear. "Ye sound like ye don't wanna do this."

"Oh? What gave it away?" MacCready crossed his arms across his chest, the cool air and heavy rainfall chilling his skin.

"All the shivering, mate," Nate gestured to him. "Ye need to move...maybe jog on the spot...keep the blood pumpin'...else ye won't make it tae the end."

MacCready growled at him. "Can you stop patronizing me and just start the damn thing already!?”

Nate looked around the group, taking stock of each person involved. There was a gathering now, a relatively small crowd, but the amount of people willing to participate was surprising.

"Sir..."

Nate near on jumped out of his skin. "Where the blasted hell did you come from!?"

X6-88 lowered his sunglasses and blinked at him. "I arrived via relay at 1200 hours, sir. I was ensuring the young sir was adequately prepared for the festivities."

"Dad?” Shaun emerged from behind the courser.

"Shaun?" Nate was utterly confused. "What are you doing here?"

"Father heard you were hosting an event and thought I should attend," Shaun smiled.

The sight of him. Pajamas, Welly boots and a rain hat, standing beside X6-88 in his ...everything black bathing suit. MacCready's sides ached. He was laughing, unable to control the burst of hysteria that bubbled within him.

"Escaped synths will be shaking in their boots," MacCready managed to wheeze out.

"I believe Ms Curie has made an adequate fit for me... sir," X6-88 said in reply.

It was the boots, the damned combat boots! MacCready laughed louder.

"I do not believe you are in a position to be mocking me, Sir. If my calculations are correct, you have a higher chance of being affected by hypothermia due to your lack of body fat and muscle mass. Perhaps you should reconsider abstaining from the use of cigarettes and alcohol, it would improve your health immeasurably."

MacCready stopped laughing. "Did you just..."

"I believe the term is 'kicking while he's down,' sir."

"A'right...enough eh that." Nate stepped in.

If MacCready didn't know better, he'd have thought the courser was smirking at him from beneath those glasses.

"First things first," Nate opened the shed. "Take a couple rad-x tabs each...Codsworth is gonnae countdown from ten and ring the bell...when he does, ye run in. Simple as that. The last person out wins the prize. We've got fires burning, food grilling and booze on tap...so enjoy yerselves, aye?"

MacCready pulled his cap lower over his brow. This was going to suck.

"Let the games begin," Hancock shouted.

"Okay!" Nate announced. "Everyone in their positions. Codsworth, get ready to count us down, son!"

"As you wish Master Nate!" The Mr. Handy spun in place.

MacCready rolled his shoulders, trying to get the stiffness out of them. He could do this. He had to win. Five hundred caps were on the line.

The merc watched the crowd gather around the water's edge, everyone ready to make a break for it as soon as the robot started counting.

"Are we ready to commence the New Year's celebrations, sir?"

"Aye Codsworth." Nate smiled.

"Very good, sir. I shall begin the countdown now…Ten!"

This was it.

"Nine!"

MacCready bent his knees, ready to sprint.

"Eight!"

A quick glance left and right, and he noticed all the other competitors were doing the same.

"Seven!"

His eyes locked with Nate's, and the bastard winked at him.

"Six!"

Was he planning something?

"Five!"

The sniper shook his head.

"Four!"

He could beat Nate. He's hardy...grew up in a cave!

"Three!"

Focus, Robert. Just focus.

"Two!"

He was doing this for Duncan.

"Happy New Year, everyone! GO!!!”

He couldn't do this.

MacCready darted in the opposite direction as the rest of them.

"Ye wee bastard!" Nate shouted after him.

Fuck you, old man! He was out of there.

"Not on ma watch, laddie," Nate's footsteps pounded after him.

Shit, shit, shit.

"Stay the heck away from me!”

"Och, quit bein' such a rad-chicken!" Nate sped up.

MacCready's heart was racing, and he wasn't sure if it was from running or the adrenaline pumping through his veins. Either way, he needed to outrun the bastard.

"Ye're slowin' down!"

"Like hell I am!" MacCready shouted back at him.

Suddenly, there were arms wrapped around him.

"Got ye! Now intae the drink we go!" Nate lifted him off the ground and over his shoulders.

MacCready struggled in vain. "Put me down!"

"Not a chance! Ye're goan in!”

The world moved in slow motion. He could see Nate's feet running over the grass and dirt as he neared the water's edge. People were cheering, and dogs were barking.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!"

Nate dove forward, releasing his grip on the merc, and they plunged into the icy cold waters below.

For a moment, MacCready floated through the murky depths. Then, he kicked upwards, breaking the surface of the water with a gasp.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" Duncan forgive him! MacCready flailed as the frigid temperature of the water hit him. "It's freezing!"

"Aye, it's a wee bit nippy," Nate said calmly, swimming beside him. "Just breathe...in and oot."

"Breathe!?" MacCready screamed at him. "I'd rather—holy shi--"

"See, now ye're gettin' it," the older man was grinning like a madman.

"I'm going to kill you!"

"No if ye freeze...flap yer haunds aboot a bit..."

"C'mon, Mac! Dad knows what he's talking about!” Shaun called from the bankside.

"Your father is insane!" MacCready pointed at the boy.

"Our father!" Shaun smiled and gave him a double thumbs up.

What?

"Get it together, son!" Nate splashed water in his face. "Ye can do this."

MacCready growled and splashed him back. "I hate you."

Nate laughed. "C'mon...I can tell ye're getting used to it."

"I hate you so much," he swung his arms forward, moving them through the water.

"Nah, ye don't...if ye did, ye wouldn't be here now," Nate swam close to him. "It's just water...it cannae hurt ye."

MacCready glared at him. "I'm not..."

"Course not...yer the toughest son of a bitch I know..."

"Tougher than you?"

Nate's grin grew wider. "Guess we'll see."

"Bring it on, Old Man," MacCready's shivering subsided as he kept moving.

"Enough eh the "old" talk..."

"You're over 200...that's old..."

"That doesny count..."

"Says who?"

"Says me!" Nate ducked under the water, and MacCready braced himself for the inevitable.

A sudden tug on his foot, and the merc dropped beneath the surface. The shock of cold hit him once more, and he clawed his way to the top.

Nate surfaced and shook his head like a dog, somehow the glasses on his fat head still stayed on.

"Fun, ain't it?"

"How are you not frozen?" MacCready was panting now.

"Been dookin' since I was a wee lad," Nate answered. "The cauld...it's in ma blood."

MacCready cursed under his breath. "Sure, whatever you say."

Nate just laughed in response. "Another one down..."

"Huh?"

"Seems Piper's given up."

MacCready glanced around. Sure enough, the reporter was making her way back to shore.

"She's smart," the merc remarked.

"Ye did good, lass!” Nate shouted after her.

"Thanks, Blue," she waved before wrapping herself in the towel Codsworth had waiting for her.

"Woo...goddang I can't feel my digits!" Jake's voice cut through the chill in the air.

"Here's hoping your tongue is next..." Aiden drawled.

MacCready chuckled at the snide remark.

"Ma chère, this is most invigorating!" Curie was just... standing there in the water.

"That's one way of putting it," Piper pulled the blanket tighter around her shoulders.

"I can't...I'm out...ye are all mad!” Cait finally relented.

"I have to agree with you," Preston shivered, retreating.

"As long as I outlast the Brotherhood's cheer squad...I'm a winner..." Deacon chittered next to Danse.

"My training has prepared me to withstand all manner of conditions...you should consider admitting defeat while you still can."

"Nah-uh, Tin Can," the spy retorted. "I once disguised myself as a snowman for six hours...wait till you hear where I placed the carrot..."

Danse just grunted at him.

"This is a rush!" Hancock stretched his arms above his head.

"You say that until your bits fall off," MacCready jested.

"How do you know mine haven't already?" Hancock teased him back.

"Ugh...why the hell am I here..." Aiden grumbled.

"Because Slick asked us to be...so quit your complainin'..." Jake answered.

"Ye alright, sweetheart?"

MacCready nearly swallowed a mouthful of water when he heard that. Sturges was staring right at him.

"I'm fi--fine!" he stammered.

"Yer shakin' like a leaf," the mechanic continued, sweeping back his wet hair.

"I'm just...cold...nothing I can't handle," the merc replied, trying not to stare.

"Well good luck to ya...I need a beer." Sturges swam past him, heading toward the bank.

"I'm with him on that one," Aiden followed.

MacCready gazed longingly at the shoreline. It was tempting. He could just give up now.

Nate smirked at him. "Don't ye dare..."

"I wasn't..." the merc lied.

"Sure ye weren't–”

"It appears something has entered my armor! I appear to have been compromised!" Danse's booming voice rang through the air.

"Nothin' in this water but us, big guy," Hancock called out.

"I can assure you, I am not mistaken! There is something alive inside my suit!"

The spy swam closer to him. "Maybe it's a bloatfly larvae...they like to burrow in wet organic materials..."

Danse froze. "What?"

Deacon tried not to laugh.

"I must terminate this creature immediately!" Danse was starting to panic.

"I shall accompany Monsieur Danse in his endeavor," Curie volunteered.

"I'm out...I'm not missing this! Thanks for the swim, guys." And with that, Deacon climbed out of the water.

"Fascinating...perhaps I should join them," X6-88 followed suit.

"I ain't missing this... Tapping out," Hancock was next.

And then there were three.

"How're ye feelin'?”

"Fine..." MacCready answered.

"Naw really, how are ye feelin'?" Nate asked again.

"I feel...alive," the merc admitted.

"Ye still cold?"

"Too numb to tell..."

Nate let out a belly laugh at that. "That's the spirit."

"Slick?" Jake was shivering now. "I think I'm at my limit."

"Aye...let's get ye warmed up and some scran in ye," Nate agreed.

MacCready watched them climb out of the water. Nate gathered up a blanket from Codsworth and slung it over the pair of them.

"Ye coming, lad? Or do I need tae send Strong in tae get ye?"

MacCready watched them for a moment, Nate's arm resting protectively around the engineer's waist as they walked back toward the common area.

He...he won?

"Yeah...I'm coming..."

"Well done Master MacCready! A stupendous display!” Codsworth greeted him as he clambered out of the lake.

"Thanks, Codsworth," MacCready replied.

The Mr. Handy draped the blanket over his shoulders. "Come now, you must be famished after all that excitement."

"I'm starving..."

Nate rested his head on Jacob's shoulder, fresh clothes and a warm fire and an assortment of familiar faces, it was the perfect way to spend New Years.

"I hope everyone enjoyed themselves today," he said softly.

"You know I did, Blue," Piper replied as she sipped her hot chocolate.

"Me too!" Shaun sat cross-legged on the floor with Dogmeat's head in his lap. "This place is pretty great!”

"Indeed sir," X6-88 agreed. "The festivities were quite enjoyable."

"Oh it was most enjoyable indeed, Monsieur! Perhaps we could participate in this 'dooken' again next year." Curie leaned into Cait's side.

"Ye can count me in!" Cait kissed her on the forehead.

"What are you gonna call him?” Hancock asked, his chin propped up by his hand.

"Call who?" Nate frowned.

"His Stowaway," the ghoul said, nodding to the bundle in Danse's arms.

"My desire is to call him Cutler...but I fear I may not be able to adequately tame him..."

"Cutler is a fine name for a Mirelurk," Preston reassured him.

'I think so too," Hancock agreed.

"This is fascinating. I have never observed a juvenile hatchling in this state before," Curie commented as she peered over Danse's arm. "He is so well behaved!"

"These creatures are normally quite aggressive...but this one...I find it...endearing." Danse admitted.

"I know that feeling," Hancock smirked.

MacCready shifted in Beau's embrace, stretching his legs out in front of him before settling into the comfortable warmth surrounding him.

"Happy New Year," he yawned.

"Happy New Year," Sturges echoed, pulling him closer.

An array of voices replied with similar sentiments.

It made Nate proud. Somehow in the midst of chaos, they found each other, and despite the differences they once shared, the prejudices they had held, he brought them together. He only hoped it would be enough to see them through whatever the Wastes would throw at them next.

Nate leaned over and kissed Jake on the cheek. "Welcome tae the family."

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sexybritishllama · 4 months

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successfully completed my first loony dook!! which i’ve been informed is called a penguin plunge in the US apparently and loathe as i am to admit it that’s a pretty good name 🐧

i couldn’t feel my extremities for several hours afterwards but i had a good time

#eloise talks #rare face pic bc i feel like this needs photo evidence #trying to take this energy forward in 2024

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ayeforscotland · 4 months

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Ye done a loony dook yet?

Just done mine up at lunderston bay in Greenock

Falkirk's canal doesn't look as appealing😅

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starkey · 4 months

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Loony dook o’clock lads, time to go jump in an ice cold loch 🥳

#field notes

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sztupy · 1 year

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Portobello Loony Dook

#Hogmanay #scotland #portobello #4°C

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maximumwobblerbanditdonut · 1 year

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SH celebrating Hogmanay in London 😂 Maybe wanted an unofficial 'Loony Dook' with an icy dip in the Thames in 2023 🤷 as an annual event on New Year's Day.

With his friend Matt Neal.

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eyelied2you · 3 years

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Hi does anyone else here like the Rock-afire Explosion

#rock afire explosion #mitzi mozzarella #showbiz pizza #beach bear #billy bob brockali #rolfe dewolfe #earl schmerle #loony bird #dook larue #animatronics #author talks

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one-1-year-gone · 4 years

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day one hundred and forty-six (146)

What a marvellous day, after yesterday we just had to go out. And the weather seemed so nice, sunshine and clear sky. Well, it was also cold and windy.

At two (2) o’clock in the afternoon we went to Portobello. We haven’t been for a long time, since October to be exact. Once we got there, the sun was already mostly gone, but none the less we took stroll down the beach and looked at all the good boys and girls aka dogs.

Oh, the wind was blowing but there was this absolute head case of a woman that went swimming in the sea. In a bathing suit. Madam, the Loony Dook is over. The best thing was that she just didn’t seem to feel the cold. Nonchalantly walked out, stood in the bitter wind, wet and red, for a few minutes and then just walked into the water again without a flinch. What was up with her? How could she just casually endure this cold water, go outside to be exposed to the wind and just walk in again??? Lunatic. Mental. Bonkers.

Well, after our promenade down the beach we went to the only café in Portobello we know: The Beach House. It was quite full, we had to queue to be seated, but at least we were in the warm inside and eventually we got a table. Nothing special to be ordered, just some tea for my icy fingers.

Once it was dark and time to go, we struggled for a bit to find out bus stop but in the end we got it and went home.

By the by I finished Brooklyn nine-nine (99) yesterday, I had to stay up until quarter past midnight, but it was so worth it. I love that show, I hope there’s a sixth season, I just absolutely love it.

That was all for today, I haven’t done any homework or whatever but I studied some Latin vocabulary after like an eternity. Yay.

#scotland #scotia #scottish #edinburgh #portobello #exchange #exchange year #exchange student #host student #year abroad #swiss girl in scotland #travel #travel blog #daily blog

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unchaintheunicorn · 5 years

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okay so everyone is heading down to the beach for the loony dook (not me though), i never thought that they held it this late in the day? or am i just imagining things? ive only went loony dooking a couple of times and it was in time for the sunrise

#loony dook #scotland #hogmanay #unchaintheunicorn

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differentnutpeace · 2 years

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Coronavirus – everyone urged to stay safe this Hogmanay

The latest public health guidance, which came into effect from 26 December, limits the numbers at outdoor public events to 500, resulting in the cancellation of the live events planned for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay including the Torchlight Procession, Party at the Bells, midnight fireworks and the Loony Dook on New Year’s Day. การพนันออนไลน์

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ava1ynn · 2 years

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Google gave me this gem. Not rare but I love it.

#animatronics #rock afire explosion #pizza time theatre #rae #chuck e cheese #dook larue #antioch #billy bob brockali #showbiz pizza #loonie bird

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theloniousbach · 3 years

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COUCH TOUR: HOGMANAY with JIM AND SUSIE MALCOLM, 31 DECEMBER 2020

We have for many years rung in the New Year in a time zone different than our own, ever since it became a challenge even to get to noting its reach on to the North American continent. The year we were in Battery Park City, we were no closer to Time Square than we ever were.

The notion of spending it with Scottish songs was very appealing and, indeed, we got both the Burns and the modern version of Auld Lang Syne at 6 pm CST. It was a party with a show and tell of one’s beverage after a song in honor of the Glens of Scotland (Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, and other distilleries). That dragged on, in part because the same people who didn’t mute themselves during songs were particularly active. Old coots who don’t know Zoom etiquette even here reminding us of our curmudgeonliness.

But the Malcolm’s do curate a lively show and it’s a pandemic treasure to be able to see them every few months. They select good songs and, with them, evocative images that prompt the back stories. The Wild Rover is actually a temperance song—oh yeah, that’s right.

They opened with Lochanside, Jim’s typical settling in tune, but others were learned special and some lyrics appeared to be read. But they are dedicated to sharing the heritage of Caledonia. So there was The Proclaimers’s Letter from America, the Coreys’s Johnny Lad, Ewan McColl’s Dirty Old Town, even a Harry Lauder tune.

The Lauder and the closer Tak a Dram a Fore Ye Go shared the notion of don’t leave the party just yet. Though Irish, they also did the wonderful The Parting Glass which is about even more profound separation.

They did an Orkney New Year song with a slide show of Hogmanay celebrations past and not possible this year (big fireball censers swung about the head, the Loony Dook version of the Polar Bear Club, and a bit of Viking fire funeral for the old year). And early on, Donald Where’s Your Troosers was the requisite daft wee song.

They did do Come All Ye Kincardine Lads from Jim’s tenure with the Old Blind Dogs but there wasn’t the usual drive around such more trad songs. I did though appreciate Peggy-O’s cousin, The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie.

These live music fixes have been a COVID coping mechanism but perhaps they heighten my ambivalence about crowds.

We’re now into 2021, so we’ll see if/how we’ll get back to some of these things. I hope I still get to see the Malcolms.

#concert review #couch tour #2020 #scottish music #jim and susie malcolm

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Especial Fim de Ano 2020

É com muito carinho que a equipe do FICSOS anuncia o especial FIM DE ANO 2020, isto é, fanfics cuja temática central seja o NATAL e/ou o RÉVEILLON. Lembrando que não existe restrições para participar desse especial, portanto, a fanfic pode ser ONESHOTS, SHORTFIC ou LONGFICS.Aproveitamos para indicar a leitura do nosso MANUAL DAS AUTORAS, assim, você encontrará um resumo sobre gêneros e classificações das fanfic.

Para as autoras que desejarem participar, basta enviar a sua fanfic por meio do FORMULÁRIO ONLINE seguindo o protocolo de envio padrão e indicar que está enviando para o especial, posteriormente, a equipe do FICSOS entrará em contato. Ademais, esse post tem como objetivo trazer algumas informações sobre essas festividades nos países mais usados pelas autoras em suas fanfics e, portanto, possam servir de inspiração para vocês e ajudar na construção da suas histórias. ENTÃO, VAMOS AO QUE INTERESSA!

O Natal trata-se de uma das principais celebrações cristã, mas com o passar do tempo foi disseminada para fora do âmbito religioso. No Brasil, é comemorado anualmente em 25 de dezembro. Contudo, países com forte presença de cristãos ortodoxos, como a Rússia, a celebração é no dia 7 de janeiro. Já o termo Réveillon significa significa "reanimar", "despertar" e é a data que se comemora o término de um ano e o começo de outro, sendo comemorado na virada do dia 31 de Dezembro para o 01 de Janeiro.

Por fim, abaixo segue uma lista dos principais países e algumas tradições/curiosidades dessa época:

AUSTRÁLIA:

O Natal na Austrália acontece no verão e, diferentemente do Brasil, é comemorado com um ALMOÇO no dia 25 DE DEZEMBRO e entre os pratos típicos desse momento estão o peru, frios, frutos do mar e salada. Tradicionalmente as famílias comemoram a data nas praias, regadas a muita brincadeira, diversão e natação. Uma curiosidade é que, em alguns lugares, o Papai Noel chega surfando ou em um barco. Em relação a festa de réveillon, no país não existe a tradição de se vestir de branco para passar o Ano Novo. E o espetacular show de fogos de artifício acontece no SYDNEY HARBOUR, tendo a ponte da Baía de Sidney como palco principal.

ESTADOS UNIDOS:

O Natal nos Estados Unidos é comemorado somente no dia 25, durante o dia, ou seja, 24 de Dezembro é considerado um dia normal. Separamos algumas tradições interessantes:

"Christmas Tree Farms" (fazendas de árvores de Natal): os americanos preferem árvores naturais, portanto, vão até essas fazendas que contam com uma grande variedade de pinheiros que são plantados e cortados em formato de árvores de Natal;

"Gingerbread house" (casa de gengibre): são biscoitos de gengibre preparados em formato de casinha e usados na decoração da mesa de Natal e substituem o panetone tradicional no Brasil;

"Eggnog": trata-se de uma bebida tradicional na ceia de natal e é preparada a partir de uma mistura de ovo, açúcar, leite, noz moscada, creme de leite, baunilha e conhaque. O drink também serve para ajudar a espantar o frio do inverno norte-americano;

"Christmas parade" (desfiles natalinos): No dia do Natal, além de curtir com a família e celebrar em uma farta ceia, é tradição participar de desfiles natalinos que algumas cidades realizam. O desfile conta com carros alegóricos enfeitados e neles dançarinos e performistas fazem seu show e Papai Noel, em seus trenós, animam o público que entusiasmado assiste o evento.

Já a principal festa de Réveillon ocorre na Times Square em Nova York e estima-se que 1 milhão de pessoas vão assistir ao início da descida da Bola de Ano Novo, que ocorre um minuto antes da meia-noite e contar os segundos finais antes do novo ano começar. Outra tradição peculiar é a troca um beijo de Ano Novo. Essa tradição de beijar a primeira pessoa que você vê no momento em que o relógio bate meia-noite está enraizada no folclore alemão e inglês. De acordo com ela, um primeiro encontro favorável dará o tom para o restante do ano.

FRANÇA:

Na França, existe uma tradição muito nobre e inusitada. No dia de Natal, grande parte dos franceses vai até a casa de um inimigo para que façam as pazes. É um gesto que, para eles, simboliza a reconstrução de elos e o início de uma nova jornada. No entanto, o Natal não é comemorado da mesma forma em toda a França; cada região tem seu jeito de celebrar a data. Já no ano novo, os franceses se reúnem na CHAMPS ELYSÉES para ouvir as badaladas do sino; ao contrário do que as pessoas acham: não existe queima de fogos na Torre Eiffel (as fotos de fogos divulgadas em sites são do dia 14 de Julho, Festa Nacional da queda da Bastilha). A champanhe é a bebida oficial das comemorações de ano novo na França e não se tem o hábito de esperar a meia-noite para começar a comer, pois a virada de ano no país é uma festa para ser comemorada desde cedo, em um jantar íntimo com os familiares ou com uma noite dançante com os amigos.

REINO UNIDO:

No Reino Unido a celebração de Natal ocorre no dia 25 de dezembro, a véspera do natal é reservada para missas, canções natalinas e às vezes uma ida ao pub. As famílias se reúnem de tarde para a ceia de Natal, que costuma incluir o peru de Natal, salsichas enroladas em bacon, couve-de-bruxelas, batatas douradas, cherovia, molho de cranberry, gravy e molho de pão. Para a sobremesa, é tradição o Christmas Pudding, um pequeno bolo inventado na Idade Média, que é feito de frutas secas, nozes e conhaque e é flambado na hora de servir. Também separamos algumas tradições interessantes:

"Christmas carols" (ou canções de Natal): Alguns grupos de carolers vão a pé pelos bairros, cantando músicas de Natal ao passar pelas casas. Além disso, hoje em dia é comum que os cantores coletem dinheiro para organizações beneficentes;

"Christmas Markets" (ou mercados de Natal): Londres possui vários mercados de Natal, com pistas de patinação no gelo, comidas deliciosas, bebidas quentes e muitas atividades para crianças e adultos.

Já a virada do ano, costuma contar com uma programação variada de festas, várias boates costumam organizar festas com variados temas e que atraem num número bem grande de pessoas, a concorrência para garantir uma passagem de ano nesses locais costuma ser grande. Na Escócia o ano novo é conhecido como Hogmanay, que é derivado do nome de um bolo distribuído na véspera do réveillon. A grande festa de Hogmany durar três dias em vez de apenas um e reúne música, tradição, energia, história, vikings e diversão. Entre as tradições desta festa, destacam-se a Procissão de Tochas, que ocorre em 30 de dezembro e é uma visão deslumbrante do início das celebrações, e o Loony Dook, um desfile de aventureiros fantasiados que seguem a tradição de um mergulho nas águas geladas do rio Forth.

OUTRAS TRADIÇÕES:

1. O BEIJO EMBAIXO DO VISCO (Tradição comum no Reino Unido):

✓ O mistletoe, que em português é chamado de visco, é uma planta parasita natural da Grã-Bretanha e seus ramos com suas frutinhas brancas ou vermelhas são tradicionalmente usados como enfeite de Natal, amarrados com uma fita vermelha e pendurados em vigas ou no vão das portas. Associada à vitalidade e à fertilidade desde os primórdios de nossa era. Não se sabe ao certo como a tradição do beijo chegou à Inglaterra, mas já no século XVIII era bastante popular.

2. PULAR AS SETE ONDAS (Tradição de origem africana):

✓ Essa tradição tem raiz na Umbanda e seu intuito original é homenagear Iemanjá; portanto, quando pula as 7 ondas no mar, você invoca os poderes de Iemanjá para abrir caminhos para o próximo ano.

3. LINGERIE COLORIDA:

✓ Cada cor de peça íntima possui um significado para o ano novo e representa diferentes pedidos. O branco atrai paz, o rosa traz amor, o amarelo atrai riqueza, o verde fomenta a esperança e o azul traz boas energias e prosperidade.

Por fim, a equipe do FICSOS espera ansiosamente pelas suas fanfics temáticas e estamos a disposição para ajudar durante o processo de escrita. Qualquer dúvida, entre em contato por meio do twitter e/ou ccat.

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Quoi et quand le faire en Ecosse

Les meilleurs moments pour visiter l’Écosse sont les mois d’août à mi-janvier, les saisons des principaux festivals urbains, les bruyères en fleurs, les fêtes d’hiver et les grands espaces sauvages. Juillet et août sont les mois les plus chauds, mais ce sont aussi les mois les plus touchés par de minuscules insectes piqueurs. Ce qui est préférable pour vous a donc beaucoup à faire si vous êtes une souris urbaine ou rurale et si vous aimez les activités d'intérieur ou de plein air.

Météo écossaise Le temps écossais est imprévisible, variant de chaud et humide à vif et ensoleillé en passant par un temps frais et ensoleillé, parfois même le même jour. En ce qui concerne les heures de clarté, le climat est extrême. À la mi-décembre, les journées d'hiver ne peuvent compter que sur sept heures de lumière, tandis qu'en Écosse, l'Écosse connaît les journées les plus longues de Grande-Bretagne. À Glasgow, l’Écosse possède également la deuxième ville la plus pluvieuse du Royaume-Uni.

Mais vous pouvez lire un livre en plein jour après 22h. sur les rives du Loch Lomond en juin, profitez de couchers de soleil colorés comme les longs rayons du Le soleil du nord coule sous les nuages à l’automne et s’enflamme aux Cairngorms en janvier.

L'automne est le meilleur pour les Highlands Les hauts plateaux de l'ouest de l'Écosse sont recouverts de bruyères qui s'épanouissent dans des tons de pourpre, de lavande et de rose au moins deux fois par an et parfois trois fois. Les meilleures couleurs apparaissent en octobre. Dans la fraîcheur automnale, la plupart des bruyères se teintent de nuances marbrées d'orange riche, de rouille et d'ambre ponctuées de taches de vert. Vous êtes beaucoup plus susceptible de profiter d'un temps clair et ensoleillé à cette période de l'année. L'angle du soleil dans les latitudes septentrionales de l'Écosse confère à la lumière une qualité dorée spéciale qui permet d'obtenir de superbes vues.

Visitez le parc national des Trossachs et du Loch Lomond, à proximité de Glasgow, pour admirer la bruyère d'automne. Et n'importe où dans les comtés d'Argyll & Bute ou des Scottish Borders vaut le détour pour les couleurs d'automne. C'est également une bonne période de l'année pour une croisière sur un loch écossais, en particulier le Loch Lomond ou le Loch Katrine. Ou une montée du siège d'Arthur, Volcan éteint d'Édimbourg.

Haute saison en Ecosse Les mois d'été, quand il y a de fortes chances de beau temps, sont les plus fréquentés. Les musées et les attractions sont pleins, les campings sont bondés et les plus beaux itinéraires sont encombrés de circulation. Septembre et octobre arrivent en deuxième position. Les visiteurs plus âgés, qui ne se limitent pas aux voyages pendant les vacances scolaires, se rendent dans les collines et les vallons. Parce que l’Écosse n’est pas un pays à visiter pour la météo, la plupart des activités et des attractions sont accessibles toute l’année, à l’exception des randonnées les plus dangereuses du Ben Nevis (la plus haute montagne d’Angleterre) et du parc national des Cairngorms.

Si vous êtes prêt à faire vos bagages, le milieu de l’hiver et le début du printemps peuvent également valoir la peine d’être essayés. Voici ce à quoi vous pouvez vous attendre au cours de l'année.

Festivals et événements populaires Août est la période des festivals à Edimbourg: presque tout le mois est consacré à la Edinburgh Fringe, une célébration multi-arts non méritée de pièces de théâtre, de cabaret, de comédie, de musique et de musique. des émissions pour enfants qui remplissent toute la ville. Il se tient aux côtés du Festival international d'Édimbourg, une sélection de théâtre, danse, musique et opéra du monde entier. Un festival du livre, un festival du film, un festival militaire (le Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo) et un festival de la gastronomie se mêlent également au calendrier chargé d'août. Cela signifie qu'Edimbourg est très encombrée tout au long du mois. En juillet, partez à la découverte des remarquables musées écossais, mangez d’excellents fruits de mer écossais (la mer du Nord reste suffisamment froide pour les produire même en été) et naviguez sur les lochs dans une paix relative. Si vous souhaitez assister à la Fringe, restez à Glasgow au lieu d’Édimbourg. C'est juste un trajet en train de 40 minutes. Vous pouvez facilement plonger dans l'excitation d'Édimbourg puis vous détendre autour de bons steaks et cocktails ou de plats de rue vietnamiens dans la deuxième ville d'Écosse. Goûtez aux jeux des Highlands: Si vous avez envie d’observer des hommes gigantesques jeter des poteaux téléphoniques (ils appellent ça lancer le chauffeur) et d’autres gros Objets, ou en regardant les jeunes filles kiltées dans des chaussettes montantes à losanges qui dansent habilement autour d'épées, vous adorerez les traditionnels Jeux des Highlands, organisés dans tout le pays de la fin août à octobre. La reine et la famille royale assistent au rassemblement Braemar lors de leur séjour à Balmoral. Le Nouvel An veut dire Hogmanay: Les Écossais célèbrent le Nouvel An avec une grande explosion de trois ou quatre jours appelée Hogmanay. À Édimbourg, il comprend un défilé aux flambeaux, une variété de concerts, des feux d'artifice spectaculaires autour du château d'Édimbourg et un plongeon dans le Firth of Forth le jour du Nouvel An, connu sous le nom de Loony Dook. Dans tout le pays, les célébrations locales de Hogmany sont colorées, bruyantes et bien huilées avec beaucoup de bon Scotch. Si vous avez de la chance, vous pouvez rejoindre un groupe de locaux pour First Footing. Les festivals du feu: depuis la nuit la plus longue, à la mi-décembre et au mois de janvier, les Ecossais, à l'instar de tous les Européens du Nord, encouragent le retour du soleil avec des festivals de feu fantastiques. Bien que la plupart soient modernes les réveils, ils ont souvent des racines dans des traditions plus anciennes. Il y a Up Helly Aa, un festival viking dans les Shetlands qui se termine par l'incendie d'un grand bateau viking; le Stonehaven Fireballs qui voit défiler des participants kiltés tourbillonnant autour d’énormes balles faites maison de choses brûlantes autour de la tête et au-dessus de leur tête, ainsi que plusieurs autres événements tout aussi dramatiques. janvier C'est l'un des trois mois les plus humides de l'année et aussi l'un des plus froids. Les journées sont courtes - avec environ 7,5 heures de lumière par mois et, étant donné que janvier est également l'un des plus pluvieux, l'obscurité orageuse peut rendre les journées encore plus courtes. Il y a également de bonnes chances qu'il neige dans les montagnes, où les stations de ski écossaises prennent tout leur sens.

Événements à vérifier:

C'est la saison des festivals du feu, car partout en Écosse et dans les îles écossaises, des festivals traditionnels du feu illuminent et réchauffent les longues nuits d'hiver. Hogmanay, le Nouvel An écossais, est une affaire de plusieurs jours qui saigne à partir de la fin décembre en janvier. La fête est célébrée autour de l’Écosse, mais l’événement majeur à rechercher est le Edinburgh Hogmanay - une explosion de trois à quatre jours qui vaut la peine d’être vérifiée et réservée à l’avance. Celtic Connections: Le plus grand festival de musique hivernal au monde, à Glasgow. février Froid, voyage entreprise Edimbourg sombre et humide. La température dépasse rarement les 40 degrés Fahrenheit et le mois de Février est l'un des trois mois les plus humides de l'année. C'est un mois pour profiter des plaisirs des villes d'Écosse, pour patiner sur des patinoires publiques qui montent habituellement au centre d'Edimbourg, de Glasgow et d'autres villes.

Événements à vérifier:

Le Glasgow Film Festival: une vitrine internationale de plus de 100 films, apparitions, discussions et compétitions. Fête de février à Glencoe: un mois de bière, de musique et beaucoup de neige pour les férus de sports d'hiver. La saison de pêche au saumon commence dans la Tweed et la Spey et s'étend sur 11 mois. Mars En mars, la température commence à monter avec les températures moyennes entre 45 et 55 degrés Fahrenheit. Vous pouvez toujours vous attendre à de la neige dans les Cairngorms et à environ 80 centimètres de pluie à Glasgow au cours du mois, mais les perce-neige s'épanouissent et d'ici la fin du mois, les crocus et les daffs seront à leur apogée dans les parcs et les villages. Édimbourg et Glasgow sont particulièrement bourrés de vent ce mois-ci.

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Le festival international de comédie de Glasgow occupe près de trois semaines en mars Le Scottish Snowdrop Festival voit de nombreux jardins privés s'ouvrir pour profiter des petites fleurs. avril Les journées sont visiblement plus longues et plus chaudes, les arbres commencent à fleurir et les arbres à feuilles caduques commencent à disparaître. Vous pouvez toujours vous attendre à des vents en rafales et à ce que les Britanniques appellent des pluies diluviennes - de courts et gros chocs de pluie. Mais le printemps est définitivement dans l'air.

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Apportez vos jumelles, c'est le mois du retour des balbuzards d'Afrique depuis leur nid au bord du loch à travers le pays. Allez les voir au centre d'accueil du Loch of the Lowes, près de Dunkeld. Beltane: Rejoignez May Queen et Green Man, deux figures de la fertilité, pour accueillir l'été avec cette ancienne fête celtique. À Edimbourg, cela peut être plutôt désinhibé et probablement pas un événement familial. Mai En mai, la température oscille dans les années 50 et il y a généralement moins de pluie. C'est une période de l'année où les gens commencent à sortir pour faire du kayak, du canoë et de la randonnée. La campagne sera assez boueuse alors apportez des chaussures de marche imperméables. Et attendez-vous à rencontrer des essaims de moucherons - de minuscules insectes piqueurs qui apparaissent dans des nuages si denses qu’ils ressemblent parfois à de la brume. Les femelles émergent en mai - elles ne mordent pas, mais elles sont partout et faciles à respirer. Priez pour les jours venteux - les moucherons sont si minuscules que des vents forts les emportent.

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Les golfeurs en prennent note, c'est l'ouverture de la saison à St. Andrews, la patrie du golf. C'est le mois du whisky et le festival Spirit of Speyside est un régal pour les connaisseurs Les cornemuseurs se rassemblent à Paisley pour le British Pipe Band Festival juin Les campeurs peuvent vouloir éviter le mois de juin plus chaud et agréable parce que les moucherons mâles éclosent. Ils aiment le temps chaud et humide et contrairement aux femmes, ils mordent et peuvent provoquer des ��ruptions cutanées et des réactions allergiques. Étalez un insectifuge qui est spécifique aux petites bêtes méchantes (comme les Ecossais ont l'habitude de les appeler) et, si vous campez, utilisez une moustiquaire. Mais le revers est que la lumière du jour dure pour toujours. À Lerwick, capitale des Shetland, il fait encore jour quatre heures de plus qu’à Londres et dans le Grand Nord, il ne fait jamais noir.

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Arts et festivals de musique partout. Le festival de jazz à Kirkcudbright (prononcé Ker-koo-bree en passant), Glasgow International. Fêtes multi-arts à Dumfries & Galloway, Leith et Dundee Le Festival international du film d'Édimbourg Le plus long festival du film au monde. juillet Un des mois les plus chauds, une bonne chance d'ensoleillement et les températures les plus élevées. Mais ne vous énervez pas si vous laissez votre veste et vos imperméables domicile. La moyenne haute n'est que de 63 degrés Fahrenheit et il y a encore une bonne chance de pluie. Les jours sont encore très longs. Vous pouvez même jouer au golf au milieu de la nuit dans certaines parties de l'Écosse.

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Les Jeux d'Inverness Highland constituent des exploits traditionnels de force, de musique et de danse dans les montagnes. Il s’agit du plus grand événement de jeux entre clans d’Écosse. août Un autre mois de temps chaud et de longues journées. Si le début de l'été a été chaud et humide, attendez-vous à une nouvelle éclosion en août. La côte ouest de l'Ecosse est la pire pour eux ce mois-ci. Heureusement, les événements les plus excitants qui se déroulent en Écosse en août se situent à l'est du pays, où ils posent moins de problèmes.

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Edinburgh Fringe: Le plus grand festival d'arts du spectacle en accès libre au monde occupe presque tout le mois. Comédie, drame, musique, cabaret, spectacles pour enfants, comédies musicales. Des milliers de performances. Le Festival international d'Édimbourg: le festival adulte et organisé. Les principales compagnies de théâtre, orchestres, ensembles de musique de chambre, d'opéra et de danse du monde sont invités. septembre Un bon mois pour explorer. Les températures restent relativement douces - d'environ 46 à 67 degrés Fahrenheit. Explorez la côte est et les îles de l'est - les Orcades et les îles Shetland - où il fait plus sec et moins buggy.

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Le rassemblement Braemar: les Highland Games auxquels ont participé des membres de la famille royale - et généralement la reine. Le Festival Viking de Largs célèbre la dernière bataille organisée par les Vikings dans les îles britanniques. octobre Le meilleur mois de l'année pour visiter les Highlands de l'Ouest. Les moucherons sont partis, les températures sont fraîches, les jours sont clairs. La bruyère fleurit à travers les collines, d'or, de lavande, de gris, d'orange et même de vert. De longs couchers de soleil, avec le soleil bas dans le ciel, diffusent une lumière dorée de la fin de l'après-midi jusqu'au coucher du soleil.

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Forêt enchantée Spectacle son et lumière chorégraphié d'un mois dans le grand arbre du Perthshire pays novembre Le temps est sensiblement plus froid - oscillant entre 37 et 41 degrés F - et il fait nettement plus humide. C'est aussi plus sombre. À la mi-novembre, il ne reste que huit heures et 20 minutes de lumière du jour entre l'aube et le crépuscule. Il neige dans les Highlands et les Cairngorms et la saison de ski est en cours.

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Le festival du whisky à Glasgow: une célébration de l'esprit écossais ne dure qu'une journée, mais des whiskies de Glasgow et du reste de l'Écosse seront dégustés. 2019 est le 10ème anniversaire du festival. Festival d'arts numériques NEoN: Dundee (Nord-Est du Nord) organise chaque année une célébration de la créativité numérique. décembre Temps froid, journées humides et extrêmement amères. Si les dieux de la météo ont été gentils avec les amateurs de sports d'hiver, il y aura de la neige sur les sommets des hauts plateaux du centre, des Cairngorms et de la station de sports d'hiver d'Aviemore. Sinon c'est un mois pour rester à l'intérieur, soigner un single malt près d'un feu, aller dans un Panto ou rejoindre une maison de Noël fête à l'hôtel de campagne écossaise.

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Edimbourg, Noël: des marchés de Noël, une fête foraine, du patin à glace, des spectacles et des événements gratuits se déroulent autour d'Edimbourg Les Santa Dashes: à Édimbourg, Dundee et Glasgow, des milliers de pères Noël, en kit complet, pour des œuvres de bienfaisance. Les célébrations du Nouvel An de Hogmanay débuteront le 30 décembre et se poursuivront jusqu'au 1er janvier.

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