Scotland

Introduction

In this report i wrote Scottish symbols, culture, history and traditions

Scotland is the northern part of Great Britain. It consist of Lowlands, Highlands and islands. In the Highlands there live Loch Ness monster. Scottish farmers keep a lot of sheep and you can see hundreds or even thousands of sheep on the hillsides. Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are the biggest cities. All true Scots belong to a clan or tribe. Each clan has it’s own tartan. The kilts became popular at the beginning of the 18th century. On 25th January Scottish people all over the world celebrate Robert Burns birthday by having Burns Night Dinner.

Scottish flag

The flag of Scotland features a white saltire, a crux decussate (X-shaped cross) representing the cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on a blue field. It is named the Saltire or the Saint Andrew's Cross. In heraldic language, it may be blazoned Azure, a saltire argent.

Scotland

Scotland is the northern part of Great Britain. It consists of the Lowland, which are the green hills north of England, the Highlands, which have mountains with few trees, and islands near the western coast. The landscape of Scotland is very attractive. There are wild mountains, heather moons and deep lakes called lochs in the northern part. People believe that there is a strange, big monster in one of the lochs in the Highlands. It is called Loch Ness monster. Some people say that they have seen it. A lot of visitors come to the loch every year, but the monster does not show itself. The people can visit a special Loch Ness Exhibition Centre for tourists on the edge of the lake.

The Loch Ness monster.

Few people live in the north of Scotland nowadays. Some of them still speak the Scottish Gaelic language. Most of them people live in the Lowlands. Farmers in Scotland keep a lot of sheep and you can see hundreds or even thousands of sheep on the hillsides.

Hundreds or even thousand sheep in Scotland hillsides.

Cities

Aberdeen, often called The Granite City or The Silver City, is Scotland's third largest city, with a population of approximately 202,370[1]. Aberdeen is the chief commercial centre and seaport in the north-east of Scotland. The city is often referred to as the Oil Capital of Europe thanks to becoming, in the 1970s, a major service base for the extraction of crude oil in the North Sea. The city forms the Aberdeen City unitary council area, and it is surrounded by the Aberdeenshire council area. It mostly stands between the mouths of the rivers Don and Dee

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. Formerly a royal burgh, Glasgow was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" in the Victorian era.[1] The City of Glasgow is also the most populous unitary authority area. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands.

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. It is situated on the east coast of the central lowlands, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, on the North sea. It forms the City of Edinburgh council area; the city council area includes urban Edinburgh and a 30sq mile rural area. It has been the capital of Scotland since 1437 and is the seat of the country's parliament. The city was one of the major centres of the enlightenment, led by the University of Edinburgh. The Old Town and New Town districts of Edinburgh were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. In the census of 2001, Edinburgh had a total resident population of 448,624, making it the 7th largest city in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh is well-known for the annual Edinburgh Festival, a collection of official and independent festivals held annually over about four weeks from early August. During this time, the population of the city is said to increase dramatically. The most famous of these events are the Edinburgh Fringe (the largest performing arts festival in the world), the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Other famous events are the Hogmanay street party and the Beltane celebrations

Kilts

A kilt is a traditional skirt garment of Scottish, and by extension Celtic, culture that exists in various modern forms and forms inspired by the historical garment, including:

  1. The modern form of the traditional Scottish garment;
  2. The historical form of this same Scottish garment (see History of the kilt);
  3. Various other national forms of the kilt, such as the Irish kilt and the Welsh kilt;
  4. The contemporary kilt, such as the Neo-Kilt or Utili-kilt; and
  5. Certain types of school uniform skirts for girls (see School uniforms).

Traditionalists emphasize that the plural of "kilt" is "the kilt" rather than "kilts", though the latter term has been used alongside the former and continues to gain acceptance in modern English.

At modern-day Highland games gatherings in Scotland and elsewhere, the modern version of the traditional Scottish kilt is much in evidence. Historical forms of the Scottish kilt have differed in several particulars (some quite substantial) from the modern-day version. With reference to the Scottish kilt, the organizations that sanction and grade the competitions in Highland dancing and bag piping all have rules governing acceptable attire for the competitors. These rules specify that kilts are to be worn (except that in the national dances, the female competitors will be wearing the Aboyne dress). The word kilt as used in reference to the Scottish form of the kilt in this article refers to those garments as typically seen in such competitions. Differences between the Scottish kilt and other forms will be discussed in the sections related to those other types of kilts.

Kilts and bagpipe music.

Scottish symbols

Kilts Tartan Thistle Flags Honours of Scotland

Crests Pipes and Pipers Lochs Maps of Scotland Robert the Bruce

Mary Queen of Scots William Wallace Scotland at War

Abstract

In this report i wrote about Scottish flag, symbols, farmers, kilts, Loch Ness monster and Scottish history. I learn many interesting and new information. I like that report very much and i love to do more reports.

Scotland nature.

Used literature

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