The rain was originally pouring but it was the perfect day for a céilí at the Cork Folk Festival.
A céilí is according to Wikipedia a "traditional Gaelic social gathering which usually involves Gaelic folk music and dancing." When you think of people Irish dancing, this is generally what comes to mind. Everyone gets out there and they know all these different dances which involve switching partners and swinging their partner around and skipping backwards, forwards and every other which way.
Today's event featured a band and a bunch of people of different ages dancing. My roommate and I went to the Folk Festival which has been going on in the city this past weekend. We didn't dance but had a great time just watching the people out there. The rain finally let up although somehow people were able to dance together holding an umbrella at the same time which is kind of impressive. There was also a bunch of stands selling food. I had chicken skewers, my roommate had Irish Four Cheese Pizza which somehow included like a cream cheese. Then we both had crepes because what is more quintessential Irish folk than crepes?
This is from Riverdance but it's the closest thing I could find to what it was like today. Particularly around from minute 2:03 onward.
Looks like fun and quite a work-out. I couldn't do it, however, because my hair's too short. mary McK
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