October - December 2009 events at The Navan Centre & Fort, including Christmas activities.
Date: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th October
Event: Samhain : A celebration of the Celtic Calendar
Time: 11.00am - 4.00pm, [Last admission 3.00pm]
Cost: Adult £5.00, Child £3.00, Family £12.00, OAP/Student £4.00
Description: Samhain is believed by many historians to be the beginning of the ancient Celtic year, but it was also a celebration for the final days of the harvest and the last opportunity to feast before the onset of Winter. It was a time for storing the grain and deciding which animals would be killed for food. But it was also a time to celebrate the dead, and to tell stories and offer sacrifices to the Gods. Join our living history characters as they celebrate this great feast and enjoy being whisked back in time to the heart of Celtic Ulster.
Date: 9th – 20th November 2009
Event: Viking Festival of Fire [education programme]
Time: 9.45am - 11.45am & 12.30pm - 2.30pm, pre-booking essential
Cost: £3.75 per pupil
Description: This activity involves an exploration of Early Christian Ireland by examining the impact of both Monastic and Viking cultures. Students encounter real life Vikings in the person of our Living History interpreters and visit a Viking trading post, looking at Viking weaponry and way of life. Students have the opportunity to dress up in Viking costume and act out a Viking shield wall. An additional workshop involves looking at timelines and time capsules. Students learn about Saint Patrick and his impact on the monasteries that were established all across Ireland. They learn about the book of Armagh and dress up as monks and learn to write with a quill and ink as well as working with runic writing when making a special Viking craft.
Date: Weekends throughout December and Christmas week
Event: Experience Christmas @ Navan [Santa’s Grotto]
Time: TBC
Cost: TBC
Description: This Christmas Santa will set up home in the historic Navan Centre, Emain Macha. The Centre will have a special Christmas these and with crafts and fun activities for all the family this is an event not to be missed. Santa will have presents for all the children. This makes an ideal outing for organized groups – group bookings of 10 or more children are now being taken.
