A Modern Scottish View of Clans (and Gathering)

[Bugbear]

I think that sums up the fellowship that people feel membership of a clan can be, without all this silly flummery of feathers, chiefs, lairds plaids etc.. It surely is about belonging to a family.

Perhaps, by "silly flummery," you really mean symbols of something you perceive to be oppressive... I don't know, but there seems to be that undertone in your posts. If so, then I can understand your feelings about this in comparison to similar things in my own life.

That being said, I can also understand what you are saying about the feelings of fellowship and belonging; though not in an exact way. Hopefully, I'm not way off..