Sometimes occasions are marked with fèisean (festivals) and we have some useful vocabulary for discussing festivals. Note that the the word fèill can also mean festival, among many other meanings, depending on the context.
sluagh (m)
crowd
neach–amhairc (m)
spectator
luchd–amhairc (m)
spectators
tiogaid (f)
ticket
tiogaidean (pl)
tickets
àrd–ùrlar (m)
stage
Why don’t you have a go at reading this out to yourself! Or if you have a Gaelic–speaking/–learning friend, you could each take turns. It will be fun—siuthad!
Bidh fèisean a’ gabhail àite air feadh na h–Alba a h–uile bliadhna. Tachraidh Fèis Cheilteach Innse Gall (Heb Celt) ann an Steòrnabhagh a h–uile samhradh far am bi ceòl math ri chluinntinn. Mas e comaig no dealbh–chluiche a b’ fheàrr leat fhaicinn, theirig a dh’Iomall Fèis Dhùn Èideann (Edinburgh Fringe) a thachras ann an Dùn Èideann san Lùnastal. Chithear còmhlain–chiùil, cleasaichean, dealbhan–cluiche is eile aig na diofar fhèisean seo.
Tachraidh fèilltean ann am bailtean–mòra is bailtean beaga air feadh na dùthcha cuideachd. Bidh daoine a’ comharrachadh Là Fhèill Anndra(is) aig deireadh na Samhna agus là–breith Raibeirt Burns san Fhaoilleach. Canaidh sinn Oidhche na Taigeise (Night of the Haggis) ris an fhèill seo sa Ghàidhlig. Tha buidheann cudromach ann air a bheil an t–ainm Fèisean nan Gàidheal a chuireas fèisean ionadail air dòigh do chlann, agus do dh’inbhich, aig a bheil ùidh ann an ceòl agus anns a’ Ghàidhlig.
How did you get on?
Festivals take place across Scotland every year. The Hebridean Celtic Festival (Heb Celt) happens in Stornoway every summer where good music can be heard. If you prefer to see a comic or play, go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival which happens in Edinburgh in August. Bands, actors, plays and more can be seen at these different festivals.
Festivals happen in cities and towns across the country too. People mark Saint Andrew’s Day at the end of November and the birthday of Robert Burns in January. We call this festival Night of the Haggis in Gaelic. There is an important organisation called Fèisean nan Gàidheal (Festivals of the Gaels) which organises local festivals for children, and adults, who have an interest in music and in Gaelic.
Fèisean
Fèis Bhealadruim, Inbhir Nis
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Inverness
Fèis Cheilteach Innse Gall, Steòrnabhagh
HebCelt (Hebridean Celtic Festival)
Fèis nam Meadhanan Ceilteach
The Celtic Media Festival
Fèisean Ionadail (Fèisean nan Gàidheal)
Local Fèisean (Fèisean nan Gàidheal)
Fèis–chiùil Dhiùra
Jura Music Festival
Fèis nan Dathan Ceilteach, Ceap Breatann
Celtic Colours Festival, Cape Breton