The opium dens at the Celtic Festival
How's that for an attention grabbing headline about the 3rd annual Celtic Festival in Moorhead?
In actuality there were none. Not an ounce of opium anwhere to be found in the Hjemkomst Center. Although there was some possibly potent lime-jalapeno jelly. Who knows what effect that would have on a person?
My roommate and I took in the event that featured a dozen or so presentations on Celtic related things, Irish and Scottish dancing, and Celtic music. Greenman "headlined" the event and performed some jigs, reels and pumping bohran rhythmns than even got Scandnavian audience members to move their feet. I for one am not counted in their number.
We decided to attended a presentation entitled "North Dakota's Celtic Heritage" and where pleasantly surprised with a college level lecture by Fr. William Sherman. It was very informative although only the last ten minutes were about Irish immigrants. He spoke mainly about the Brits, who in the course of lineage are somewhat Celts, and how they brought power and pattern to the frontier before the Norsk and Swedes came. He also said something about Chinese food and opium dens which I have since forgot.
My only regret: I should have had leek soup. Slan.
In actuality there were none. Not an ounce of opium anwhere to be found in the Hjemkomst Center. Although there was some possibly potent lime-jalapeno jelly. Who knows what effect that would have on a person?
My roommate and I took in the event that featured a dozen or so presentations on Celtic related things, Irish and Scottish dancing, and Celtic music. Greenman "headlined" the event and performed some jigs, reels and pumping bohran rhythmns than even got Scandnavian audience members to move their feet. I for one am not counted in their number.
We decided to attended a presentation entitled "North Dakota's Celtic Heritage" and where pleasantly surprised with a college level lecture by Fr. William Sherman. It was very informative although only the last ten minutes were about Irish immigrants. He spoke mainly about the Brits, who in the course of lineage are somewhat Celts, and how they brought power and pattern to the frontier before the Norsk and Swedes came. He also said something about Chinese food and opium dens which I have since forgot.
My only regret: I should have had leek soup. Slan.
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