PBM seized the opportunity for a Scots mummers' play when invited to a private Hogmanay party in Leominster, MA. The hosts made their own invitation list and set PBM up as a "workshop" to cast party guests on the fly.
Sunday, December 31, private home, Leominster, MA (not open to the public)
Bring in the Bells, at the Bell’s! ‘Hogmanay’ at the Kendall Tavern is a New Year’s Eve Party Scottish Style!! 9pm until the cows come home! Scottish dancing, party games, singing etc. Kilts will be provided at the door! First Footing and Leominster’s First Fireball!
What is Hogmanay? From http://www.hogmanay.net. Hogmanay is celebrated on New Year's Eve, every year, usually in a most exuberant fashion in Scotland as hundreds of thousands of revelers take to the streets to see in the New Year.
What are the origins of Hogmanay? Hogmanay's roots reach back to the pagan practice of sun and fire worship in the deep mid-Winter. This evolved into the ancient Saturnalia, a great Roman Winter festival, where people celebrated completely free of restraint and inhibition.