Events
Advent Sale
| Dec |
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To celebrate Advent and the season of gift giving we hold an Advent Sale every year at Camphill Blair Drummond which is open to the whole community and general public.
To prepare for the sale, residents, co-workers and workshop leaders create gifts of the highest standard of craftsmanship to sell at the Advent Sale. It is a busy time of year and a popular event, raising essential funds for Camphill Blair Drummond which is a registered Scottish charity.
1st Advent
| Dec |
| 2 |
Advent begins on the Sunday closest to the 30th November and ends at Midnight on Christmas Eve. The word comes from the latin ‘Adventus’ meaning arrival. At Camphill Blair Drummond we celebrate on each of the four Sundays of Advent by lighting a candle on the Advent wreath and listening to a reading.
2nd Advent
| Dec |
| 9 |
On the second Sunday of Advent the community gathers for a reading and lights the second candle on the Advent wreath.
3rd Advent
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This Sunday marks the third Sunday of Advent. The whole community at Camphill Blair Drummond gathers for a reading and then lights the third candle on the Advent wreath.
4th Advent
| Dec |
| 23 |
The last Sunday of Advent is always the Sunday before Christmas Day. The community at Camphill Blair Drummond gather to light the fourth and final candle on the Advent wreath.
Christmas Eve
| Dec |
| 24 |
Christmas Eve is a quiet day at Camphill Blair Drummond. Many of our residents have joined their own families for the festivities.
In the afternoon we all gather around the Christmas tree and listen to a Christmas story. The residents of each house light a candle from the Advent wreath and carry it back to their houses.
Christmas Day
| Dec |
| 25 |
On Christmas Day the residents have a quiet morning and exchange gifts. The whole community gets together for a traditional Christmas lunch.
We usually have a walk in the afternoon then gather around the open fire and Christmas tree to listen to stories and music. A Christmas film is shown in the evening.
New Year’s Eve
| Dec |
| 31 |
New Year’s Eve or Hogmanay as it is known in Scotland is on 31st December. At Camphill Blair Drummond we have a walk in the afternoon, games in the evening and we watch the fireworks over Stirling castle from the library.
