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Scottish Tartans
• nation`s brand
• fabric dyed with local plants, mosses and berries and woven into distinctive striped or checked patterns
• to identify different families and clans (since 19th century)
The Scottish Kilt
• belted plaid – 5 metres long, to cover both the upper and the lower body
• outlawed in the 18th century
• It is worn for formal celebrations.
The Bagpipes• a bag with a chanter (on which the
melody is played) and one or more drones (pipes which play a continuous note)
• Not uniquely Scottish
• Music – march (military events)
- piobaireachd (classical music)
Festivals & Holidays• First footing – 1st January
• Burns Night – 25th January
• Candlemans Day – 2nd February
• St. Valentine`s Day – 14th February
• Easter – varible dates
• Hunt the Gowk – 1st April
• Beltane`s Day – 1st May
Festivals & Holidays• Selkirk Common Riding – 18th June
• Halloween – 31st October
• Guy Fawkes – 5th November
• All Souls Day – 2nd November
• St. Andrew`s Day – 30th November
• Christmas
• Hogmanay – New Year`s Eve
Scottish Food & Drinks
• Arbroath Smokie
• Bannocks (or Oatcakes)
• Scottish Beef
• Scotch Broth or Hotch-Potch
• Black Bun
• Colcannon
• Crowdie
Scottish Food & Drinks
• Forfar Bridies
• Haggis
• Scottish Salmon
• Scotch Pies
• Porridge
• Stovied Tatties (or Stovies)
Whisky "Never drink whisky with water and never drink water without whisky".
“There are probably better cures for a head cold than a hot toddy of whisky - but who cares?“
• `Scotch`
• Types – malt
- grain
- blended
• Hot Toddy
St. Andrew
• Patron of Scotland
• Crucified on the x-shaped cross.
• Two legends how st. Andrew became patron of Scotland.
Scottish Gaelic Phrase Rough English Translation
Fàilte Welcome
Halò Hello
Latha math Good day
Ciamar a tha thu? How are you?
Ciamar a tha sibh? How are you? (plural, singular formal)
Madainn mhath Good morning
Feasgar math Good afternoon
Oidhche mhath Good night
Ma 's e do thoil e If you please
Ma 's e (bh)ur toil e If you please (plural, singular formal)
Tapadh leat Thank you
Tapadh leibh Thank you (plural, singular formal)
Dè an t-ainm a tha ort? What is your name?
Gaelic Language
Robert Burns• a poet and a lyricist of 18th century
• national poet of Scotland – cultural icon
• Wrote in Scots language and in English.
• a pioneer of romantic movement
• Themes – republicanism, radicalism, patriotism, anticlericalism, class inequalities, atc.
Scottish HumourLachlan`s Laws
• "Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people look bright until you hear them speak.„
• "He who laughs last, thinks slowest."
• "The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by those who got there first."
• "The reason we Scots fight so often among ourselves is that we're always assured of having a worthy opponent."