It's St Andrew's Day

[Hibbyradge]

I hope more people in this country know this than knew it was the American corporate greed day on Friday.

[lord bunberry]

I suspect more people would know about thanksgiving, but the Burberry household will be celebrating our national day with a drop of whiskey and a large portion of haggis.

[Hibbyradge]

I suspect more people would know about thanksgiving, but the Burberry household will be celebrating our national day with a drop of whiskey and a large portion of haggis.

I wasn't referring to Thanksgiving. :wink:

[Allant1981]

More scottish people probably celebrate st paddy days more than st andrews day which is a bit of a shame

[Pretty Boy]

I suspect more people would know about thanksgiving, but the Burberry household will be celebrating our national day with a drop of whiskey and a large portion of haggis.

Would have thought a Scottish beverage would have been more appropriate for St Andrews day?

[Hibbyradge]

Would have thought a Scottish beverage would have been more appropriate for St Andrews day?

Good spot! :thumbsup:

[JeMeSouviens]

I would rather celebrate Scotland in January with Burns, the revolutionary genius, than a vague and somewhat inexplicable attachment to a religious figure with no Scottish connections. Weird!

[Phil D. Rolls]

I would rather celebrate Scotland in January with Burns, the revolutionary genius, than a vague and somewhat inexplicable attachment to a religious figure with no Scottish connections. Weird!

Take you've got problems with our nation's flag too?

[NAE NOOKIE]

More scottish people probably celebrate st paddy days more than st andrews day which is a bit of a shame

That's down to Guinness flooding every boozer in the land with daft hats and promotional materials in the week leading up to it mate lol

[NAE NOOKIE]

I would rather celebrate Scotland in January with Burns, the revolutionary genius, than a vague and somewhat inexplicable attachment to a religious figure with no Scottish connections. Weird!

Most countries have a national day and this is as good as any ... You have to go back a bit for the connection which is also the reason we have the Saltire. Very few countries have any actual connections to their patron saint ... England's probably didn't even exist.

Perhaps its time St Andrew's day was moved to the summer ... why the hell do we have to celebrate Burns and St Andrew too when its bloody Baltic.

[ronaldo7]

Too many see this as our national flag.

http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2014/11/30/one-nation-onesie/

:tin hat:

[Moulin Yarns]

Chicken with haggis stuffing for dinner, Aberlour 10 year old going down a treat.

The heart of the man, Saint Andrew, was brought to these shores by crusaders, allegedly. Saint Andrew was crucified on the saltire cross because he was not worthy of the same cross as Jesus of Nazareth. The saltire appeared in the sky before the battle of Prestonpans, becoming the flag of Scotland.

[JeMeSouviens]

Chicken with haggis stuffing for dinner, Aberlour 10 year old going down a treat.

The heart of the man, Saint Andrew, was brought to these shores by crusaders, allegedly. Saint Andrew was crucified on the saltire cross because he was not worthy of the same cross as Jesus of Nazareth. The saltire appeared in the sky before the battle of Prestonpans, becoming the flag of Scotland.

Sorry, pedantry kicks in ...

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/britonsgaelsvikings/athelstaneford/index.asp

Prestonpans was a BPC Jacobite skirmish.

The legend that St Andrew's remains ended up in St Andrews is almost certainly total bollocks.

Every country has a national day but choosing ours as the feast day of an ancient religious figure with no Scottish connections (and in November at that) is just weird.

[Moulin Yarns]

Sorry, pedantry kicks in ...

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/britonsgaelsvikings/athelstaneford/index.asp

Prestonpans was a BPC Jacobite skirmish.

The legend that St Andrew's remains ended up in St Andrews is almost certainly total bollocks.

Every country has a national day but choosing ours as the feast day of an ancient religious figure with no Scottish connections (and in November at that) is just weird.

My excuse, I dropped history at the end of second year, in 1971. All of that was from my fuzzy recollections.

And we were never taught Scottish history.

[marinello59]

Take you've got problems with our nation's flag too?

The Saltire is now the flag of the blessed 45. Unless you voted yes you can't wave it. :devil:

[Phil D. Rolls]

The Saltire is now the flag of the blessed 45. Unless you voted yes you can't wave it. :devil:

I only hide behind it. :greengrin

[NAE NOOKIE]

Sorry, pedantry kicks in ...

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/britonsgaelsvikings/athelstaneford/index.asp

Prestonpans was a BPC Jacobite skirmish.

The legend that St Andrew's remains ended up in St Andrews is almost certainly total bollocks.

Every country has a national day but choosing ours as the feast day of an ancient religious figure with no Scottish connections (and in November at that) is just weird.

What do you suggest? ........ and you're not allowed to choose Burns night :greengrin

[JeMeSouviens]

What do you suggest? ........ and you're not allowed to choose Burns night :greengrin

Scrap Victoria day and replace with new 11th June national holiday.

Archie Gemmill day. ;-)

[marinello59]

Scrap Victoria day and replace with new 11th June national holiday.

Archie Gemmill day. ;-)

I'm in. :thumbsup:

[NAE NOOKIE]

Scrap Victoria day and replace with new 11th June national holiday.

Archie Gemmill day. ;-)

No way ... I could never agree to that .... I would be even more outraged at this suggestion if I knew WTF that was

[JeMeSouviens]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Day_(Scotland)

[NAE NOOKIE]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Day_(Scotland)

I kinda guessed that's who it was for. As a confirmed republican that's deffo one we can bin :greengrin

[Hibrandenburg]

If we'd voted YES then we could have binned it for Independence Day. St Andrews day doesn't really work in Scotland like St Patrick's day in Ireland. St Andrew is a Catholic Saint and unlike in Ireland we don't have a Catholic majority. A national day should be a day that unites a country instead of dividing it.

[Mr White]

St Andrews day doesn't really work in Scotland like St Patrick's day in Ireland. St Andrew is a Catholic Saint and unlike in Ireland we don't have a Catholic majority. A national day should be a day that unites a country instead of dividing it.

Indeed. We could change it to Union Day and celebrate it on 18th September. I'm sure a majority would get behind that :devil:

[hibs0666]

Indeed. We could change it to Union Day and celebrate it on 18th September. I'm sure a majority would get behind that :devil:

Unity Day - a day of celebrating Scottishness irrespective of politics, creed, colour or sex - would work for me.

[Hibrandenburg]

Indeed. We could change it to Union Day and celebrate it on 18th September. I'm sure a majority would get behind that :devil:

That's not such a bad idea. We'll just have to change the name after independence. :greengrin

[Mr White]

That's not such a bad idea. We'll just have to change the name after independence. :greengrin

:tee hee:

[judas]

St Andrews day. Meaningless guff.

[NAE NOOKIE]

St Andrews day. Meaningless guff.

OK I'll bite ............... why?

[judas]

OK I'll bite ............... why?

What difference does it make to our lives? It's just not remotely important. Is it?

[NAE NOOKIE]

What difference does it make to our lives? It's just not remotely important. Is it?

If we binned everything that of itself didn't make a difference to our lives what a borefest the word would be.

[snooky]

Chicken with haggis stuffing for dinner, Aberlour 10 year old going down a treat.

The heart of the man, Saint Andrew, was brought to these shores by crusaders, allegedly. Saint Andrew was crucified on the saltire cross because he was not worthy of the same cross as Jesus of Nazareth. The saltire appeared in the sky before the battle of Prestonpans, becoming the flag of Scotland.

Ahem .... Battle at Athelstaneford (locally pronounced Elshinford) near Haddington. The Picts being the victors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstaneford