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SCOTLAND`S CULTURE AND TRADITION

SCOTLAND`S CULTURE AND TRADITION. Brainstorming on Scotland. Bagpipes Braveheart the Loch Ness monster St Andrew the Thistle Tartan Scotch whiskey Medieval castles Golf Celtic music Sean Connery. Scotland: basic facts. * northern part of the island of Great Britain.

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SCOTLAND`S CULTURE AND TRADITION

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  1. SCOTLAND`S CULTURE AND TRADITION

  2. Brainstorming on Scotland • Bagpipes • Braveheart • the Loch Ness monster • St Andrew • the Thistle • Tartan • Scotch whiskey • Medieval castles • Golf • Celtic music • Sean Connery

  3. Scotland: basic facts *northern part of the island of Great Britain * 790 islands * independentsovereign state before 1 May 1707 * the first pro-independence Scottish Government - 2007

  4. Scotland`s Culture Literature: from Robert Burns to Irvine Welsh Music: from bagpipes to Franz Ferdinand Media & Cinema: from The Scotsman to Trainspotting Philosophy & Science: from D. Hume to Al. Fleming Sport: football & golf

  5. Literature: from Robert Burns to Irvine Welsh Robert Burns, 1759-1796, - Scotland’s National Bard Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, - Ivanhoe Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting

  6. Music: from bagpipes to Franz Ferdinand The Great Highland Bagpipe – traditional Scottish instrument Famous bagpipe songs: Scotland the Brave& Black Bear Modern music: Franz Ferdinand, Annie Lennox, Wet Wet Wet, Travis, Simple Minds

  7. Media & Cinema: from The Scotsman to Trainspotting Daily Record The Herald The Scotsman Newspapers: BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio in Gaelic BBC Scotland Television Trainspotting (1996) directed byDanny Boyle, on a novel of Irvine Welsh

  8. Philosophy & Science: from David Hume to Sir Alexander Fleming David Hume, 1711-1776 secular morality Adam Smith, 1723-1790 The Wealth of Nations Sir Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955 -Nobel Prize winner - discovered penicillin

  9. Sport: football & golf Football: dates back to 1424 Golf = Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden Town of St. Andrews = the Homeof Golf At football or rugby matches fans sing: Flowerof Scotland or Scotland the Brave

  10. Scotland`s Tradition • Symbols: • the name Scotland • the thistle • tartan • scotch whiskey Holidays: St Andrew`s Day Festivals: Hogmanay & The Burns Supper

  11. Symbols: the name Scotland & the thistle The nameScotland is from the Latin Scoti = Gaels The village of Skara Brae is 6000 years old. Legend of the thistle: the Scots defeated attackers who had trod on wild thistle with their bare feet.

  12. Tartan & Kilt & Scotch whiskey Different patterns and colors of tartan identify different families and clans. Tartan Kilt-wearers participate at formal celebrations such as weddings and at Highland Games. Whisky = using up rain-soaked barleyafter a wet harvest Popular whisky:Famous Grouse&The Macallan Kilt

  13. Holidays: St Andrew`s Day The national flag of Scotland = the Saltire or St. Andrew's Cross. St Andrew was crucified on an x-shapedcross (or saltire) 4th century: St Regulus brought to Scotland relics of the Saint St Andrew's Day (30 Nov) = Bank Holiday - marks the opening of Christmas Markets

  14. Festivals: Hogmanay & The Burns Supper Hogmanay = the Scottish New Year * customary first footing * Scottish dances * fire ceremonies 25 January = Burns’ birthday People get together to eat, drink and be entertained

  15. Conclusion Scotland & Romania * St Andrew * Hogmanay traditions * love of football * love of traditional drinks

  16. BIBLIOGRAPHY * Chiriacescu Adriana, British Culture and Civilization, Ed. ASE, Bucureşti, 2003 * Andre Maurois, Istoria Angliei, vol. I + II, Ed. Politică, Bucureşti, 1970 * Scotland, Editor Gwen Cannon, Paris; Michelin & Cie, 2006 * Donald Hamilton, A holidayhistoryof Scotland, London, The Hogarth Press, 1986* http://www.scotland.org/about/history-tradition-and-roots/ *http://www.scotia.ro/ * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland * http://www.sac.org.uk/ TAKE THIS QUIZ: * http://www.scotland.org/standrewsday/host-own-event/scotland-quiz.html

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