Tartan Day
@AnneEJ (4917)
Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
April 6, 2016 10:25am CST
I read somewhere that this is Tartan Day. So I chose a picture of a man dressed in Tartan and playing the bagpipes.
I have some Scotch blood in my ancestry, and maybe that is why I love tartans. I only have one skirt at the present time, but have worn a lot of tartan in the past.
I also love listening to the bagpipes. I remember in a town where we use dot live there was a pipe and drum band that used to practice every Wednesday night in a park by the river. We used to go and listen to them.
Do you like tartan, and do you enjoy listening to the bagpipes?
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Apr 16
Yes, I like the Tartan. I had a dress trimmed in it when I was in grade school. I have Scottish blood. Enjoy listening to the bagpipes. It is all something to be proud of.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 16
@AnneEJ ....I have heard a lot of jokes about trying to learn. Personally, I would rather learn to play the harp. But, I certainly have respect for those who have learned to play these pipes.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
6 Apr 16
I like tartan on the Irish side ..first gen Irish here.
Adore the magical bagpipes as well.
Happy Tartan then.
There are many variations of Tartan as you know..here is one of the Irish nationals.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
7 Apr 16
I love bagpipe music and tartan looks great though i'm not Scottish myself
"Scotland the Brave" (Gaelic: Alba an Aigh).. A view of the amazing Scottish country taken from across Scotland. The sunsets are enhanced by digital editing....
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
7 Apr 16
@AnneEJ very true - I was in a Scottish brigade in a Civil War re-enactment society
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
10 Apr 16
@AnneEJ On my Mom's side of the family, I have Irish and Dutch. On my father's side, I have English and French. At least this is what I have been told by my parents but you never know for sure. That's why I would like to have the DNA done.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
6 Apr 16
Yes I like tartan and the bagpipes...., but don't have any tartan ....
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
7 Apr 16
@AnneEJ you've mentioned two of my least favourite things there.... sewing and skirts....lol's
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
7 Apr 16
@sueznewz2 I love skirts, and that is what I always wear. I don't sew as much as I used to, though
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
6 Apr 16
I love the sound of bag pipes especially when they play " Amazing Grace ". I'm also fascinated to see old films where soldiers are marching to war playing bag pipes. I read somewhere that they got that idea of the musical instrument from the Roman soldiers who conquered Britania.
Well tartans remind me a lot of young beautiful school girls when I was a lad
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
7 Apr 16
I love tartan and have had a tartan skirt in the past but not at present. I am not sure if I have Scottish blood I have two ancestor that some sources say are Scottish so maybe!!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
8 Apr 16
@AnneEJ Many Scots were part of the plantation of Northern Ireland.
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
6 Apr 16
I guess it depends on what they are playing. There are a lot of good upbeat Scottish songs.
@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
7 Apr 16
Tartan is a pattern of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours, which originated in woven wool, but are now made in many other materials. We usually associate tartan with Scotland, and their kilts. The Tartan for each clan was different. One of the most popular tartans today is Black Watch. Here in Canada we have tartans for some of the provinces. The Nova Scotia one is my favourite.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Apr 16
I do love the sound of the bagpipes- it has a haunting but peaceful sound.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Apr 16
@AnneEJ yes it has its own look and feel.
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