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To celebrate Christmas being just days away, the Daily Record has rounded up some historic Scottish Christmas traditions over the years you might not have known about.
What Christmas traditions are a must in your home? ... Discover the five festive ho-ho-homes vying to be named Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year 2023. 1880s Apartment, Greenock.
We incorporated many traditions, from the classic Scottish Christmas meal with turkey and pulling crackers to giving and receiving gifts through a "Secret Santa" exchange. It was a fantastic day.
Hogmanay Is the Festive Scottish Tradition You've Never Heard of — but Will Want to Celebrate. Lydia Mansel. Thu, October 12, ... that Christmas became a public holiday in Scotland.
In Scotland, New Year's Eve is known as Hogmanay and involves several fun traditions. The holiday dates back to the 1600s, when Christmas was made illegal throughout the country.
10 Old Christmas Traditions We Don't See ... The Lord of Misrule was a medieval tradition in England and Scotland that involved appointing a peasant to be in charge of winter festivities to turn ...
“Wild Mountain Thyme” is an Irish folk song with strong roots in Scottish traditions. The Belfast-based folk musician Francis McPeake took an old Scottish song from the early 19th century ...