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Where can you still go to see Scots practising making war? The Highland Games of course. One fine example will be the Homecoming Scotland 2009’s Clan Gathering 2009 in Edinburgh, which includes Highland Games in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park. Looking for the Homecoming Scotland 2009 events calendar? Released end May 2008, there is lots to look forward to.

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Scots were banned by the English from bearing or training with arms (war implements) - for fear that they might revolt against the English. The Scots’ canny response was to develop the Highland Games. This way they could continue to train for war.

Highland Games Events

Caber toss

The most iconic of all the Highland Games events. Here’s how it works: a long tapered pine log is held by the competitor (by the smallest end) and tossed so that the caber turns end over end. This means that the larger end hits the floor first and the other end flies up in a 12 o’clock position. If competitors are successful in this, they are said to have ‘turned the caber’.

Other Highland Games and Fun to look out for:

• Stone Put
• Scottish Hammer Throw
• Weight Throw
• Weight over the Bar
• Sheaf Toss
• Dancing: Highland Dancing and Scottish country dancing
• Music: bagpipes, harps, fiddles and drums including the spellbinding bodhran (see the wikipedia entry [bodhran] for for more information on this instrument).

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