The Lichted Ha' (Mitchell)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE LICHTED HA' (S8x40) 3C (4C set) John W Mitchell Whetherly Book 61- 8 1s lead down and back to top
9-16 1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place, cross LH, cast below 3s and lead up to 2nd place
17-24 1s (prom hold) dance ½ reel of 3 with 2L+3L (LSh to 2L to start) and dance ½ reel of 3 with 2M+3M (LSh to 3M to start), 1s end in 2nd places
25-32 3s+1s+2s dance the Knot and 1s end facing 1st corners
33-40 1s turn 1st corners RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH and partner LH to 2nd places
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
Also see the dance Lichted Ha' (Drewry) by John Drewry.The title of this dance, The Lichted Ha', comes from the second verse of Mary Morison - Song written by Robert Burns in around 1784.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro, the lichted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing,
I sat, but neither heard nor saw:
Tho' this was fair, and that was braw,
And yon the toast of a' the town,
I sigh'd and said amang them a',
"Ye are na Mary Morison."
In the line "The dance gaed through the lichted ha" (often - "lighted ha") from Mary Morison by Robert Burns, "lichted ha" means illuminated hall. "Ha" is Scots for hall, referring to a large room or gathering place, often in a house or public building. "lichted" or "Lighted" means lit up, likely by candles or lamps in Burns' time.
So, the line describes a lively dance taking place in a brightly lit hall.
Mary Morison Song - Information Video

Mary Morison, From Glen Collection Of Printed Music, Minstrelsy Of Scotland, Page 164, c. 1895
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