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Grandfather Mountain Highland Games celebrates their 50th anniversary in 2005. This Games modeled after the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland is considered to be the grandfather of Scottish Games in the United States. A comprehensive history of the Games is in making and expected to be published this year.
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Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
July 6 -9th , 2006
Visit our vendor tent, Great Scot International, at the Upper Entrance
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Designed in 1993 by Marjorie Warren, Lake Junaluska, NC. The following is an explanation of colours used in designing the tartan.
Blue: for the saltire-St Andrews flag.
White: for the diagonal cross in the saltire flag.
Green: for MacRae meadows where the games take place.
Grey: for the granite of Grandfather Mtn that overlooks the games and from which the games derives its name.
Black: for the rock formation that is found in the granite of Grandfather Mtn.
Red: for the "Fire on the Mountain" ceremony on the Thursday calling the clans together for the weekend's games.
The copyright was donated to Grandfather Mtn. Highland Games Inc. who officially adopted the tartan 8 July 1993, endorsed by the Board of Scottish Heritage USA, Inc. , sponsors on 10 July 1993.
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