Between Islands Project, Film 15 (Shetland/Orkney)

Between Islands Project, Film 15 (Shetland/Orkney)

Skeklers, Fetlar. Shetland Museum.

[Alex MacDonald, coordinator, Between Islands]

With Halloween just passed, I would also like to highlight this film about the Shetland Skeklers, as it features an audio interview with someone who recalls the tradition.

The Scotsman also carried this article recently featuring the wonderful photography of Margaret Fay Shaw from the 1930’s with information on the older tradition of guising.

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/halloween-weird-and-wonderful-traditions-samhain-scotland-3018086?fbclid=IwAR1FxZ5F0uykSB8n92HDoLNpCwegKx0XGjIa4mcjaggNcp-RDHyifzKV4gI

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