Andrew Ager, of New Hampshire, warms up before competing in the sheaf toss during the Scotland Connecticut Highland Festival Sunday October 10, 2021 at the Waldo Homestead in Scotland, Connecticut. During the event competitors toss a 20-pound bundle of straw as high as they can with a pitchfork. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Cora Vaillencourt, 9, of Moosup, jumps in the air as she play fights with her brother Seamus, 12, and cousin Phineas Hagan, 10, of Putnam, during the Scotland Connecticut Highland Festival Sunday October 10, 2021 at the Waldo Homestead in Scotland, Connecticut. Her mother Lauren said the families of Scottish heritage go to the festival every year and really missed last year's event when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "This is one of our favorite days" she said. "We couldn't get the kids to wear their kilts this year, though." (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Cailin Mignosi, 13, of Pennsylvania, warms up before participating in a dancing competition during the Scotland Connecticut Highland Festival Sunday Oct. 10, 2021 at the Waldo Homestead in Scotland, Conn. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Visitors watch the bands perform during the opening ceremonies of the Scotland Connecticut Highland Festival Sunday October 10, 2021 at the Waldo Homestead. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Members of St. Edmund's Pipes & Drums tune a bagpipe during the Scotland Connecticut Highland Festival on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at the Waldo Homestead. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Reilly Kling, 9, of Newtown, attempts to pick up a caber as she practices throwing during the Scotland Connecticut Highland Festival Sunday Oct. 10, 2021 at the Waldo Homestead. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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