Tartan Day
April 6 – Tartan Day
On the 6th of April each year, the world celebrates the contributions of the Scots to civilization. The date was chosen because it was on 6 April 1320 that the Declaration of Arbroath was signed.
Americans may recognize the sentiment expressed in the document:
"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, that we are fightin…
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Scottish Diaspora
Diaspora - a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin.
It's no secret that the Scots spread out from Scotland for many reasons, to settle all o Diaspora - a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin.
It's no secret that the Scots spread out from Scotland for many reasons, to settle all over the world.
Neither is it a secret that the number of people outside Scotland with Scottish ancestors far out numbers the number of people who live in Scotland and have Scottish ancestors.
What may be less well known is that the early inhabitants of Scotland came from all over the inhabited world. The DNA studies are fascinating.
This series of articles deals with both groups, past and present: those who are living in Scotland, or who lived in Scotland at the time they became newsworthy, and those who became newsworthy while in other parts of the world. The posts are the result of the research I do for my murder mysteries. I hope you will find them interesting.
*For still the blood is strong.*
From the “Canadian Boat Song”, Anonymous. Translated from Gaelic ...more
It's no secret that the Scots spread out from Scotland for many reasons, to settle all o Diaspora - a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin.
It's no secret that the Scots spread out from Scotland for many reasons, to settle all over the world.
Neither is it a secret that the number of people outside Scotland with Scottish ancestors far out numbers the number of people who live in Scotland and have Scottish ancestors.
What may be less well known is that the early inhabitants of Scotland came from all over the inhabited world. The DNA studies are fascinating.
This series of articles deals with both groups, past and present: those who are living in Scotland, or who lived in Scotland at the time they became newsworthy, and those who became newsworthy while in other parts of the world. The posts are the result of the research I do for my murder mysteries. I hope you will find them interesting.
*For still the blood is strong.*
From the “Canadian Boat Song”, Anonymous. Translated from Gaelic ...more
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