Society for Creative Anachronism

The Society for Creative Anachronism (or SCA for short) is a non-profit educational organization devoted to studying and re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The primary focus is on Western European culture, but can also include other regions such as the Middle East and Japan with which Western Europe had contact during 800-1650 CE. The SCA is easily described as a Middle Ages Arts Revival Recreation Organization.

Practices

As interest levels allow, SCA groups hold regular practices for a variety of activities. These tend to be unofficial and informal affairs where garb is not required. Some practices will be ostensibly for one activity but will attract people not interested in the activity but in socializing. A dance practice may draw the entire local group together to hang out while a small percentage actually dances. This serves to help integrate the group and prevent segmentation.

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