Hello Scottish Lover!!
I'm back!! Today's article will be about Scottish traditions!! How to blog about Scotland and not talk about their great traditions!
So here we go, to tell you their wonderful traditions and customs.
First of all, we can note that the main tradition of the Scots is their Gaelic language to which they are very attached. Indeed, many young Scots are sensitive to their Celtic heritage. He expresses it through music, with bands like Capercaillie, Runrig and Julie Fowlis. It illustrates all the poetry of the ballads, the legends of the country thanks to the traditional instruments (violin, flute, harp, bagpipes and accordions) and the crystalline voices of the singers. In January, the Celtic Connections festival is held in Glasgow, bringing together artists of Irish, French, Spanish, Canadian and American origin. And yes the Scots like to party! It's pretty cool to create good memories in a good atmosphere!!
I'm back!! Today's article will be about Scottish traditions!! How to blog about Scotland and not talk about their great traditions!
So here we go, to tell you their wonderful traditions and customs.
First of all, we can note that the main tradition of the Scots is their Gaelic language to which they are very attached. Indeed, many young Scots are sensitive to their Celtic heritage. He expresses it through music, with bands like Capercaillie, Runrig and Julie Fowlis. It illustrates all the poetry of the ballads, the legends of the country thanks to the traditional instruments (violin, flute, harp, bagpipes and accordions) and the crystalline voices of the singers. In January, the Celtic Connections festival is held in Glasgow, bringing together artists of Irish, French, Spanish, Canadian and American origin. And yes the Scots like to party! It's pretty cool to create good memories in a good atmosphere!!
In addition, many folk festivals take place throughout the season and attract more and more people around ceilidhs (traditional music concerts or folk dance evenings, sometimes both, especially Scottish evenings). It is very similar to Breton folk dances. Simple dance steps that allow even the novice to integrate easily and have an excellent evening. It is also possible to organise a ceilidh for groups, for example during a Scottish banquet. The craftsmen like to update the Celtic jewellery and the illustration close to the medieval illumination. Here's a little video of a ceilidh party! Pretty funny, huh?
Then, we can note that the bagpipe remains the most traditional musical instrument of Scotland. It is the Scottish art par excellence, the bagpipe is played on two traditional registers: the ceol mor, great music written for it, and the ceol beag, light music inspired by steps, jigs and other popular dances or festive events. We love it!!!
These evenings are accompanied by traditional Scottish outfits: The kilt. It was originally the traditional highlands costume and is now associated with all of Scotland. The kilt is worn only by men and it is an art. They attach particular importance to accessories. The purse, worn on the front of the kilt, the sporran, is of leather. The badges, crest badges, with the coat of arms of the clan, are proudly displayed. The knife (Skean Dhu), slipped into the sock, completes the outfit. Although women also owned clothes in kilt colors, they now have several products available in kilt colors. It can be really fashionable!!
Finally, the knowledge and customs of the Scots are as follows:
*You don't shake hands with a Scotsman, except when you first see him. We slap his kiss even less, especially if we don't know him (shocking behaviour for the French).
*Waiting in line is a sacred institution, to be absolutely respected. You don't queue in a queue.
*The electrical outlets always have three plugs and are mainly equipped with switches.
*Women are crazy about bingo, especially old ladies. This lotto-like game is typical of the UK. Every city has its own, downtown. The facilitator sets out the numbers drawn by lot. If you ever win thanks to "two fat ladies", no mistake, it's because you had the number 88.
*In Scotland, when whisky is drunk, a few drops of spring water are added to reveal the aromas but certainly not Coke or other diluent which would be perceived as a lack of taste.
*Sport in Great Britain is invariably associated with betting. The Scots will bet anything on anything. The bookmakers even take bets on which country will host the next Olympic Games, or on the weather tomorrow.
*The presence of a ghost in a house becomes an added value and the agents in charge of selling a haunted house are required to inform the buyer of the habits and small obsessions of the spectrum!
*Their pillows are rectangular!
*They roll the R's when they talk!
*You've got super-markets open 24 hours a day!
There are probably still lots of little anecdotes you can quote in the comments!!
And that's the end of this new article! Hope you also liked it and that it made you laugh or think back at a good time!
xoxo Melou!!
We have many clichés on Scotland!
ReplyDeleteWhat is what many Scot wear the kilt in their daily life? Do they learn all to play the bagpipe?
Thanks for your article, that's really interesting!
Thank you Marion !! No, the bagpipe remains a hobby and an instrument that we choose or not to learn. The kilt is worn on occasions such as ceilidh parties, special events and weddings. :)
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