{"id":12121,"date":"2016-07-29T10:43:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T09:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=12121"},"modified":"2016-07-29T10:51:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T09:51:43","slug":"wickerman-gathering-%e2%80%93-a-festival-of-fire-and-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/07\/wickerman-gathering-%e2%80%93-a-festival-of-fire-and-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"Wickerman Gathering \u2013 A festival of fire and flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>On Saturday 6<sup>th<\/sup> August, the Navan Centre &amp; Fort, Armagh will celebrate the ancient Celtic Festival of Lunasa in style with a Wickerman Gathering.<\/h1>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/press28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12122 alignright\" title=\"press\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/press28-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;\">Lunasa was a time when the Celts called on the sun god Lugh to bring them sun and warm weather guaranteeing a bountiful harvest.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;\">Join us for this celebration with living history performances, live music, the Armagh Rhymers, dancing, crafts, fire &amp; flame demos and finish the evening with the burning of a 30ft Wickerman.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Live music from local band Tamna Ceili, and foot tapping tunes from the Down &amp; Out Bluegrass Band, and some\u00a0great sounds from the Trad &amp; Folk Experience.<\/p>\n<p>Take part in some taster sessions to relax, rejuvenate and refresh in our Mindfulness area. Try your hand at pottery making, adorn your head with your very own creation in our head dress making workshop and enjoy some story telling with the amazing Armagh Rhymers.<\/p>\n<p>Paint by numbers, Celtic style, and see a masterpiece develop as the evening progresses.\u00a0 Browse our craft stalls, with unusual crafts from NI producers including Origami Rita who\u00a0creates wonderful shapes and structures using the ancient skill of origami.\u00a0 Be amazed at the range of paper flowers and hand poured candles by local artisan Kimaria, they even have an \u2018Armagh\u2019 fragranced candle!\u00a0 Just a few ideas of the crafts on display.<\/p>\n<p>Get involved in our ceili dancing sessions, never danced before?\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry, we will guide you step by step, through this\u2026great fun for all the family.<\/p>\n<p>The sounds of the Sambanimals and the sights of the breath-taking fire-dancers Fire Poise will signal the highlight of the evening, the burning of the 30ft Wickerman.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Booking Essential on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armagh.co.uk\/wickerman\">www.armagh.co.uk\/wickerman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information please contact: Navan Centre &amp; Fort, 81 Killylea Road, Armagh.\u00a0 BT60 4LD.\u00a0 Tel 028 3752 9644<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 6th August, the Navan Centre &amp; Fort, Armagh will celebrate the ancient Celtic Festival of Lunasa in style with a Wickerman Gathering. 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