SCOTLAND Group Comments (175)
To promote Scotland and it's culture, scenery, history, humour, poetry, music, literature, art, architecture .... etc, etc. This is for everybody, not just the Scots, it is not a club or clique. Please contribute as you see fit. I have initially invited a few fellow Scots to join, in the hope they can contribute to build up a good data base of information should any of you globe trotting str...
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RE: Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
Foster's CommercialsRE: Gaelic language
Welcome ......... fàilte - faaltshæRE: Highland Fling
Now we dance roon the handbags RIts been a wee while since i have attempted the Highland Fling and its a wonderful Scottish dance, very graceful.
RE: Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
I DEMAND more of this....NOW...RE: Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
That was sheer magic R and reminds me why im still single..Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
The Scottish HakaFestivals & Events
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Edinburgh Military Tattoo
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Gaelic language
GREETINGS - POLITE EXPRESSIONSEnglish -Scots Gaelic - Pronunciation
Welcome ......... fàilte - faaltshæ
good morning....... madainn mhath - matin vah
good day................. latha math - laah mah
good afternoon/evening .......feashar math - fesker mah
good night.......oidhche mhath - oychæ vah
bye for now.........tiaraidh an dràsda - tsheearee an draasha
goodbye ....... beannachd leibh - byannachk leyv
excuse me..... gabh mo leisgeul - gav mo leshkæl
I am sorry .....tha mi duilich - haa mee doolich
thank you ........ tapadh leibh - tahpæ leyv
many thanks ......... mòran taing - mohræn tigh -ng
you're welcome ..... ‘s e ur beatha - shey oor behah
Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
Paul Hogan in Scotland - Foster's Lager AdvertKilts,Tartans, Clans, Sporrans
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The Sporran (Scottish Gaelic for 'purse') is a traditional part of Scottish Highland dress.
It is a pouch that performs the same function as pockets on the pocketless Scottish kilt.
Made of leather or fur, the sporran usually has more or less elaborate silver or other ornamentation.
It is worn on a chain or hung from a kilt belt, conventionally lying in front of the groin of the wearer.
Since the traditional kilt does not have pockets, the sporran serves as a wallet and container for any
other necessary personal items. It is essentially a survival of the common European medieval belt-pouch,
superseded elsewhere as clothing came to have pockets, but continuing in the Scottish Highlands
because of the lack of these accessories in traditional dress.
The sporran hangs just below the belt buckle; and much effort is made to match their style and design.
The kilt belt buckle can be very ornate, and contain similar motifs to the sporran cantle and the Sgian Dubh.
When driving a car, dancing, playing drums, or engaging in any activity where a heavy pouch might encumber
the wearer, the sporran can be turned around the waist to let it hang on the hip in a more casual position.
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Kilts,Tartans, Clans, Sporrans
more info at .....Kilts,Tartans, Clans, Sporrans
---- IMAGE REMOVED because photobucket.com no longer allows embedded images ----The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has been associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic (and more specifically Gaelic) heritage elsewhere. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.
Although the Scottish kilt is most often worn mainly on formal occasions or at Highland Games and sports events, it has also been adapted as an item of fashionable informal, and formal, male clothing in recent years.
Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
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Kilts ( jokes )
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Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
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Tourist Informatrion ( Serious )
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Book your ferry trip in advance !!
Tourist Informatrion ( Serious )
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Danny Bhoy - Visitor's Guide to Scotland .....Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
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Highland Fling
the Highland FlingThe Highland Fling is one of the oldest of the traditional Highland dances of Scotland. Returning from a victorious battle, male warriors would perform the dance in celebration of their success. It was performed on a small round shield, called a targe. Most targes had a sharp spike of steel projecting from the center, so the dancers learned to move with skill and dexterity to avoid injuring themselves.
This dance is now performed at dance competitions and events around the world. It is no longer danced on a shield, but it is still the goal of the dancer to stay in the same spot throughout the dance. The Highland Fling is danced at almost all competition levels, from Primary to Premier. It is also performed for most Highland and Theory examinations. Dancers wear the standard Kilt outfit to perform this dance.
Some people believe the Fling may have originated from a different source. There is a story about a young boy who saw a stag. When his father asked him to describe it, the boy could not find the words, so he danced on the spot, shaping his arms and hands into the animal he saw.
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
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