Ceres is a village in Fife, Scotland. Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

Origin of name

In The Place Names of Fife and Kinross, by WM Liddall (Wm Green & Sons, 1896) it was suggested that Ceres was derived from the Norse syr + reit = enclosure for swine. A North Germanic language is any of several Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia, parts of Finland and on the islands west of Scandinavia. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms The domestic pig is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call it , reserving for the wild boar. ...

It was suggested that it might be connected with St Cyrus. There is no reference to a St Cyrus in the Penguin Dictionary of Saints other than Cyrus of Alexandria (c303). The village of St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, seems to have been named after St Cyr or Ciricus (Quiricus) martyr of Tarsus. Cyrus of Alexandria was a Melchite patriarch of the Egyptian see of Alexandria in the seventh century, one of the authors of Monothelism and last Byzantine prefect of Egypt; died about 641. ... Saint-Cyr can refer to: École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, a French military academy. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their convictions or religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ... In tetrapods, the tarsi are the cluster of bones in the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus. ...

The 1882 Ordnance Gazetteer says St Cyr was Ceres’ pre-Reformation saint. The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...

The village

Ceres has a population of approximately 1000. It is located approximately 2 miles from Cupar and 7 miles from St Andrews. It is one of the most historic and picturesque villages in Scotland. It is one of the few Scottish villages to have a village green. The late medieval statute of "The Provost" has an unusual shape, and is probably satirical. Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Cupar is a burgh in Fife, Scotland, and is Fifes traditional county town, although in 1975 the administration of the newly-created Fife Regional Council was moved to Glenrothes. ... Named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Royal Burgh of St Andrews is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, and the home of golf. ... The village green in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, UK A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Provost is from the Latin praepositus (set over, from praeponere, to place in front). It may mean: Provost (religion), a church official. ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ...

The Fife Folk Museum is located in the village and commemorates rural life of a bygone era. Agriculture remains important to the local economy, but many local residents now commute to work in nearby towns and cities such as Perth, Cupar, Dundee, St Andrews and Glenrothes. A pottery in the village has revived the manufacture of traditional Fife Wemyssware. In quantum Mechanics, we define: [A,B]=AB-BA If [A,B]=0, then we say A, B is commute. ... The Royal Burgh of Perth (Peairt in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh in central Scotland. ... The Royal Burgh of Dundee (Gaelic: Dùn Dèagh) is Scotlands fourth largest city, population 154,674 (2001), and one of Scotlands 32 council areas. ... Glenrothes is one of the Scottish new towns, created in the post-war era circa 1948, from an amalgamation of small farming communities. ... ...

Ceres Games

The Games are said to date back to Bannockburn. They are also said to have been held every year since 1314. Opening ceremonies of 2004 Canmore Highland games Highland games are traditional competitions originating in the highland areas of Scotland and still held there and in other parts of the world where Scots have settled. ... Telfords circular roadbridge over the Bannock Burn Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. ... Events June 24 - Battle of Bannockburn. ...

Parish Church

The current Parish Church was built in 1806 to a design by Alexander Leslie, replacing a medieval building. A tower and octagonal spire were added in the 1850s. Apart from the addition of electric lighting and two early 20th century stained glass windows (either side of the central pulpit), the interior is substantially unaltered from when first built and retains the gallery and original wooden box pews. There is a service every Sunday morning at 11.00 am. Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Lord Balgonie, (appr. ... A modern spire on the Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... For other uses of Ambo, see Ambo, Ethiopia and ambulance. ...

Ceres Church is within the Church of Scotland Presbytery of St Andrews. In 1983, the parish of Ceres was linked (and later united) with the neighbouring parish of Springfield. This united parish was further united with Kemback in 2005, although the three church buildings are retained. One serving past minister of Ceres has been Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland: the Rev Thomas Buchanan in 1588. The current minister is the Reverend Eric McKimmon. The Church of Scotland (C of S, also known informally as The Kirk; until the 17th century officially the Kirk of Scotland) is the Christian national church of Scotland. ... The small village of Springfield (population less than 1000) lies at the edge of the Howe of Fife, to the south of Cupar, the county town of Fife in Scotland. ... In most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, or Elder. ... The standard of the Moderator The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is an honorary role, held for 12 months. ...

Source: "Churches to Visit in Scotland", 2000-01 edition, published for the Scottish Churches Scheme by the St Andrew Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0861532910