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- ScotFestBC: The British Columbia Highland Games is the second oldest continually running Highland Games in British Columbia, Canada. The games are run...2 KB (181 words) - 23:16, 6 December 2023
- Highland games (Scottish Gaelic: geamannan Gàidhealach) are events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries with a large Scottish diaspora...57 KB (4,575 words) - 11:15, 13 August 2024
- Coquitlam (redirect from Coquitlam, BC)Derby (last Sunday in May), BC Highland Games (last Saturday in June), a Canada Day Celebration at Town Centre Park, the BC Dumpling Festival (mid-August)...120 KB (8,670 words) - 04:33, 10 August 2024
- centuries, in the context of competitions at public events such as the Highland games. It was created from the Gaelic folk dance repertoire, but formalised...44 KB (5,833 words) - 09:02, 8 August 2024
- them a mythological origin. The originating Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776 BC. The games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became...69 KB (7,717 words) - 03:41, 13 August 2024
- still celebrates Scottish Heritage week which concludes with the BC Highland Games. In Victoria, two of the city's most recognizable landmarks, Craigdarroch...49 KB (4,548 words) - 22:09, 8 July 2024
- Multi-sport event (redirect from Multi-sport games)annual competitions. The Ancient Olympic Games, first held in 776 BC, was the precursor to the Modern Olympic Games, although its first edition only featured...17 KB (2,081 words) - 22:34, 9 August 2024
- Isthmian Games most likely began sometime in the first or second quarter of the 6th century BC. The Olympic Games are also known as the Stephanitic Games (derived...26 KB (3,210 words) - 11:57, 12 August 2024
- Panathenaic Games (Ancient Greek: Παναθήναια) were held every four years in Athens in Ancient Greece from 566 BC to the 3rd century AD. These Games incorporated...9 KB (1,172 words) - 20:15, 26 July 2024
- Canada Games Canada Summer Games Canada Winter Games BC Summer Games BC Winter Games Alberta Winter Games Saskatchewan Games Manitoba Games Games Ontario...9 KB (364 words) - 18:01, 3 March 2023
- In addition to the B.C. Summer Games, the facility also hosted the 1993 Canadian Track and Field Championships. The BC Highland Games are held on the last...5 KB (453 words) - 06:34, 7 July 2024
- Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin...201 KB (20,309 words) - 08:34, 17 August 2024
- The Military World Games is a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). They have been...15 KB (279 words) - 22:11, 4 August 2024
- originated as the funeral games of a child named Opheltes. However, they are known to have existed only since the 6th century BC (from 573 BC, or earlier). The...10 KB (1,404 words) - 08:59, 20 March 2024
- after the Olympic Games, and between each Nemean and Isthmian Games. The Pythian Games were founded sometime in the 6th century BC. In legend they were...14 KB (1,896 words) - 13:48, 25 July 2024
- The National Games of India consist of various disciplines in which athletes from the different states of India participate against each other. The country's...29 KB (2,054 words) - 17:07, 29 July 2024
- Scottish Highland Gatherings, were formalized around 1820 by Sir Walter Scott. In 1848, Queen Victoria attended the Braemar Highland Games. In the 18th...32 KB (1,151 words) - 17:19, 6 May 2024
- All-China Games Asian Games China National Youth Games East Asian Games Football at the National Games of China National Peasants' Games Olympic Games Sport...7 KB (225 words) - 01:11, 4 August 2024
- Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG), are the annual national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India held in January or February for two categories...16 KB (944 words) - 07:53, 24 July 2024
- The BRICS Games is a yearly multi-sport event organised by the BRICS countries. The event is generally organized by the country which chairs the group...7 KB (491 words) - 14:22, 14 August 2024
- 1907, and found it in Bedouin hands. The site lies on the crest of the highland of Jebel Akhdar (about 1800 ft.) and 10 m. from the sea. The ground slopes
- my dearie, For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary. Robert Burns, Highland Mary Oh my luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung
- pipe bands, tartans invented by Sir Walter Scott and Queen Victoria, highland games, ceilidhs, and other abominations that nevertheless attest to the Celts'