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Weight Throw. Photo by Aaron Stearns<\/p><\/div>\n

By Emma Castleberry<\/p>\n

The Taste of Scotland Celtic Festival and Highland Games will take place Father\u2019s Day weekend, Friday, June 19, through Sunday, June 21, in Franklin. \u201cWe have been putting on the Taste of Scotland Festival for almost 30 years,\u201d says organizer Lloyd Swift. \u201cOver three days, visitors will see three teams of Highland athletes, pipe bands and Celtic music, Viking reenactors, a live raptor exhibit, children\u2019s games and activities, clan tents and clan and district parades, real Scottish cows and the popular herding dogs.\u201d The festival begins with a parade in downtown Franklin on Friday at 6 p.m. and concludes with the Kirkin\u2019 o\u2019 the Tartans, a classic Scottish blessing ceremony, at Franklin\u2019s First Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

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Sheaf Toss. Photo by Jared Wang<\/p><\/div>\n

The Highland Games, which used to be held at Grandfather Mountain, will take place at the Macon County Fairgrounds on Saturday. Scott Medlin is cofounder and president of Southeastern Highland Athletic Group (SHAG), which organizes the Highland Games portion of the festival. At Taste of Scotland, three divisions of athletes (Open Men, Open Women and Masters Men) will compete in a series of seven events: Open Stone, Heavy Weight for Distance, Light Weight for Distance, Hammer Throw, Sheaf Toss, Weight Over Bar and Caber.<\/p>\n

\u201cAthletes regularly engage with the audience by making lighthearted remarks, responding to questions and encouraging enthusiastic cheers,\u201d says Medlin. \u201cHighland Heavy Athletics is a welcoming, family-friendly event.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stone Toss. Photo by Aaron Stearns<\/p><\/div>\n

These athletics reflect the area\u2019s deep Scottish heritage. \u201cLarge numbers of Highland Scots settled in North Carolina, influencing local culture, and events like the Highland Games continue to preserve and celebrate that legacy through athletic competition, music and clan gatherings,\u201d says Medlin.<\/p>\n

Morgan King is an athlete that will be participating in the competition at Taste of Scotland. She started competing in Highland Heavy Athletics with her husband in 2020. King particularly enjoys the sheaf toss, an event where competitors use a pitchfork to toss a heavy bag over a high bar. \u201cIt\u2019s really exciting to watch that bag zip up and up into the air,\u201d she says. King adds that, while the sheaf is always the same weight, every field and competition is different. \u201cThat makes it exciting because you may show up and set a new personal record, or you could come in last place,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Highland Games are a treat for the onlookers, who are encouraged to cheer for the athletes, talk to them and ask questions. \u201cWe want to share our excitement with you\u2014unlike golf, this Scottish sport loves noise,\u201d says King.<\/p>\n

Learn more at TasteofScotland.org<\/a> and ThrowShagShag.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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