Give protection to those Celtic Wedding Bands
In Orkney, designer engagement rings and Celtic wedding bands are normally safely and securely secured away behind barricades through the entire Xmas time period. Why are we taking this stance, you will ask? Well, we don't want our designer engagement rings alongside other fine jewellery goods like Celtic Wedding bands, falling prey to a very ferocious sporting fixture which takes place today.
Lately on an Orkney jewellery website we blogged regarding the annual mass football game called the Ba' (ball) which is played in Kirkwall, setting out just opposite St. Magnus Cathedral. Usually the game is played out on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, but this time the game is going to be fought on Boxing Day and January 2nd. This means that men and boys who have fun playing the Ball game will spend Christmas Day with their families for a change. The rules say the game should never end up being played over a Sunday.
We say 'fought' the Ball because it's an extremely contested game using hundreds of participants who take over the streets in the center of Kirkwall. There's two main sides: the Uppies along with the Doonies; the names supposedly taken from Old Norse because the activity appears to be played way back to Viking times. Joining a team depends where you were born, or where in Orkney you arrived at when you initially visited. Names of the teams are shortened adaptations from the Norse phrases Up the Gates or Down the Gates.
Designer Engagement Rings Under Lock and Key
To be victorious, the team are required to score a goal by getting the cork and leather ball to the assigned goal, which varies. The Uppies have got to take theirs away from the sea although the Doonies have got a water goal in the sea or harbour basin. In days gone by the Doonies were required to truck the Ball, or take it up the mast of a sailing vessel.
You will find there's Men's as well as Boy's Ball game played on each day. They often take a number of hours to attain their set goals. Women previously used to take an active part at the games however it was long ago on Christmas Day 1945 that there was last a Women's Ball game.
Mass football games were once played all across Scotland, however right now only the Kirkwall Ba' and a couple of others are played. The Norse played a type of mass football, took it to France,. Later the Normans took it with them to England where it had been played at carnivals. Football may have come to Scotland from France where it had been called La Soule.
But fear not, our designer engagement rings, Celtic wedding bands and other items of high-quality jewellery are securely under lock and key and all of the windows and front doors are barricaded throughout the town against damage by the enthusiasm associated with the contending crowds. This is NOT a peaceful period in Kirkwall!
In Orkney, designer engagement rings and Celtic wedding bands are normally safely and securely secured away behind barricades through the entire Xmas time period. Why are we taking this stance, you will ask? Well, we don't want our designer engagement rings alongside other fine jewellery goods like Celtic Wedding bands, falling prey to a very ferocious sporting fixture which takes place today.
Lately on an Orkney jewellery website we blogged regarding the annual mass football game called the Ba' (ball) which is played in Kirkwall, setting out just opposite St. Magnus Cathedral. Usually the game is played out on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, but this time the game is going to be fought on Boxing Day and January 2nd. This means that men and boys who have fun playing the Ball game will spend Christmas Day with their families for a change. The rules say the game should never end up being played over a Sunday.
We say 'fought' the Ball because it's an extremely contested game using hundreds of participants who take over the streets in the center of Kirkwall. There's two main sides: the Uppies along with the Doonies; the names supposedly taken from Old Norse because the activity appears to be played way back to Viking times. Joining a team depends where you were born, or where in Orkney you arrived at when you initially visited. Names of the teams are shortened adaptations from the Norse phrases Up the Gates or Down the Gates.
Designer Engagement Rings Under Lock and Key
To be victorious, the team are required to score a goal by getting the cork and leather ball to the assigned goal, which varies. The Uppies have got to take theirs away from the sea although the Doonies have got a water goal in the sea or harbour basin. In days gone by the Doonies were required to truck the Ball, or take it up the mast of a sailing vessel.
You will find there's Men's as well as Boy's Ball game played on each day. They often take a number of hours to attain their set goals. Women previously used to take an active part at the games however it was long ago on Christmas Day 1945 that there was last a Women's Ball game.
Mass football games were once played all across Scotland, however right now only the Kirkwall Ba' and a couple of others are played. The Norse played a type of mass football, took it to France,. Later the Normans took it with them to England where it had been played at carnivals. Football may have come to Scotland from France where it had been called La Soule.
But fear not, our designer engagement rings, Celtic wedding bands and other items of high-quality jewellery are securely under lock and key and all of the windows and front doors are barricaded throughout the town against damage by the enthusiasm associated with the contending crowds. This is NOT a peaceful period in Kirkwall!
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