Celebrating is what we do really well in Scotland, and if there is one day of the year where you’ll hear a lot of noise from us, it’s St Andrew’s Day (30 November) when Scots and Scots-at-heart celebrate the patron … Continue reading
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The Saltire Society, Highland Branch, warmly invites you and your friends to their St Andrew’s Day Lunch at the Craigmonie Hotel, Inverness on Saturday 1st December. A Scottish themed lunch will be followed by a presentation by Derek Alexander, head of … Continue reading
Thinking about what to do for Hogmanay for 2019 or 2020? We’ve put together some information that we hope will help with your planning. Thinking of Edinburgh for Hogmanay? Check out the Independent Travel Cats excellent A Guide to Celebrating … Continue reading
by Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart and The Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh St. Cecilia’s Hall, The University of Edinburgh, 50 Niddry St, Cowgate EH1 1NQ From Meghan Markle’s coat of arms to examples of heraldry in Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and … Continue reading
Very excited about the new Netflix film Outlaw King. Click here to read the Herald review by James Mottram’s. Play Latest Trailer Netflix: In 14th-century Scotland, Robert the Bruce claims the crown and leads a fierce uprising to win back the … Continue reading
Maggie O’Farrell with Nicola Sturgeon Taking place in the spectacular Great Hall at Stirling Castle, the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and the award-winning author Maggie O’Farrell, will come together, to celebrate Book Week Scotland 2018. This will be … Continue reading
Halloween isn’t your typical celebration. And, Halloween food isn’t exactly ‘normal’ either. Fact: we owe Halloween to Ireland. This is the autumn festival when, as my ancestors believed, the ghosts of the dead returned to the land of the living. … Continue reading
With a deep and rich history, it’s little wonder that Scotland has more than a few ghost stories to tell. Over the past few years there have been over 1,100 ghost manifestations declared in Scotland*. … Continue reading
There’s a chill in the air and I don’t just mean the temperatures outside are getting cooler. Halloween is nearly here. We take it very seriously in Scotland, with ancient traditions and superstitions living on. What will you be doing on All Hallows’ Eve? … Continue reading
It’s time for us to wrap up warm and take to the streets to fight the darkness with spectacular winter fire festivals in Scotland! Flickering flames are fascinating when they dance in the dark, perhaps because they have the ability to both support … Continue reading