Editing Cèilidh (section)

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[[File:Ceili dance (Alexandria, VA, 2019).webm|thumb|upright=1.5|A {{lang|gd|cèilidh}} dance in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], United States]]
A '''{{lang|gd|cèilidh}}''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|eɪ|l|i}} {{respell|KAY|lee}}, {{IPA|gd|ˈkʲʰeːlɪ|lang}}) or '''{{lang|ga|céilí}}''' ({{IPA|ga|ˈceːlʲiː|lang}}) is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves [[Dance (event)|dancing]] and playing [[Gaelic music|Gaelic folk music]], either at a home or a larger concert at a social hall or other community gathering place.

{{lang|gd|Cèilidhean}} (plural of {{lang|gd|cèilidh}}) and {{lang|ga|céilithe}} (plural of {{lang|ga|céilí}}) originated in the [[Gaels|Gaelic]] areas of Scotland and Ireland and are consequently common in the [[Scottish diaspora|Scottish]] and [[Irish diaspora]]s. They are similar to the {{lang|kw|[[troyl]]}} traditions in Cornwall and {{lang|cy|[[twmpath]]}} and {{lang|cy|[[noson lawen]]}} events in Wales, ''merry neets'' in [[Cumbria]] and [[North East England]], as well as English [[country dance]] throughout England which have in some areas undergone a fusion with céilithe.