'Record-breaking' Mòd returns to Glasgow for Gaelic celebration
The Royal National Mòd, Scotland's premier celebration of Gaelic culture, has returned to Glasgow for its 194th anniversary. Organizers expect record-breaking attendance for the week-long festival, which features competitions in music, dance, and literature.
Why it matters
The event plays a vital role in the preservation and promotion of Gaelic language and heritage in modern Scotland.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Royal National Mòd, Scotland's annual celebration of Gaelic culture, returns to Glasgow this week
The Royal National Mòd is starting in Glasgow later, with organisers predicting the competition's 194th anniversary will prove to be a record-breaking year.
The annual celebration of Scots Gaelic culture, language and history, brings together thousands of acts and spectators from across the country.
More than 2,000 entries have been registered by people aiming to take part in some of the festival's 200 competitions, the highest total on record.
Alongside the official contests in areas such as bagpiping, Highland dancing and Gaelic literature, more than 80 fringe events are also running, offering educational sessions, ceilidhs and musical performances.
Image source, Royal National Mòd Image caption, The massed piping and choir procession (pictured last year in Fort William) will take place along Sauchiehall Street this year
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