Scottish FoodFood is a huge part of Scottish culture. There are types of food that a lot of people recognize, like haggis, shortbread, scones and raspberry jam.
there are also foods that you've probably never heard of!
If you would like to try and make some of these dishes, check out our recipes page!
The Highland GamesThe Highland Games is an event that happens in many places, the biggest one is held in Dunoon every August.
In the Highland games there are Dancing events, Music competitions, Athletics events and most famously, Tossing the Caber. |
Holidays / Special OccasionsReligious holidays in Scotland are based on Christianity with the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) the largest religion.
-St. Andrews day (patron saint of Scotland)
-Christmas -Hogmanay (Scottish New Years Eve) and New year -Burns night (Jan 25)- Celebrate Robbie Burns -Valentines day -Mothers day -Easter Bagpipe musicBagpipes originated from the Romans and were brought to England and Scotland in the Middle Ages.
The Scottish Highland bagpipes have three drones, when other countries with pipes will have a different design. clans and tartansA tartan is a designed fabric made of wool to represent a clan. Each clan (family) has their own colours and design. An example of the Scott tartan is shown below.
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