HOGMANAY

HOGMANAY

• Hogmanay means last day of the year in Scottish
• Hogmanay is like our American holiday New Years
• Hogmanay last from December 30 to January 2

AULD LANG SYNE POEM

• When the clock strikes twelve on Hogmanay eve (Jan.1) party members gather together, hold hands, and start singing a poem called Auld Lang Syne
• On the last verse the of the poem they cross arms and run to the middle of the room all at once
• Auld Lang Syne means times long past
• Auld Lang Syne was written by Robert Burns in 1788

PARADE

• When the Hogmanay celebration starts (Dec.30) there is a huge torch lit parade where most people dress up like Vikings and walk around caring torches lit on fire.

HIGHLAND GAMES

• The Highland Games are events to celebrate the Scottish culture.
• They are held on every weekend from May to September
• Some aspects of the game have become symbolic such as the kilt, the bagpipes, and heavy events, such as the caber toss
• These events take place across the country

Edinburgh Festival (FRINGE)

• The festival occurs in Scotland's capital, Edinburgh in August but the exact date varies from year to year. The festival started in 1947
• The Edinburgh festival is the worlds largest art festival
• Anyone may participate with any type of act or performance

CONTINUATION...

• The performances are categorized into theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, opera, musicals, music, spoken word exhibitions, and events
• In 1947 Rudolph bing) invited a select few of the best performers of that time to the Scottish capital Edinburgh This formed the Edinburgh international festival

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE

• In 2014, Scotland voted to either remain a part of the United Kingdom or break away and become its own independent country
• Although, the majority vote was to stay at 55.30% and only 44.70% to secede
• Currently, they are talking about re-voting for the independence of Scotland