Lots of places in the US have what they call a Renaissance Faire. The conceit is that an area is supposed to be converted into a slice of 15th or 16th Europe. The one here is loosely based on our sister city relationship with Lyon, France.
But that all falls apart quickly. People dress up a faeries, pirates, elves, monsters or whatever suits their fancy. There are lots of shows and they don't necessarily have a thing to do with the Renaissance. This bunch of make believe Bravehearts call themselves Pictus, probably after the people who inhabited eastern and northern Scotland a long time ago. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picts ). It's a bagpipe and drums with a pretend fierce attitude. For all I know they could be pussycats at home.
Have you ever listened to bagpipes for an extended period of time? I have. It is either A) an acquired taste or B) the road to madness.
No comments:
Post a Comment