Barn Raising is an old tradition of friends, family, and neighbors getting together to build a barn or some other needed building. Often times there might only be a few experts out of many hands, but people could do and learn while building.
![Barn!](http://oldstonehousemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Echo-Lake-Barn.jpg "Raising a barn in the old days.")
Nowadays we can include more people in all parts of the effort and not worry about them falling off the frame.