Yuletide Greenery
Dismantling the Yuletide greenery was an important event on Uphalieday, Twelfth Night or what is...
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The Beggar Shepherd: An Old Scottish Christmas Tale
The Beggar Shepherd is an auld Christmas tale from bygone years. It is set in Galloway in the late...
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The Picts: The Mystery, the Myth and the Monuments
Picts in Scotland remain one of the most mysterious peoples in early British history. My first...
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The Symbols of Scotland
The symbols of Scotland are not merely emblems. At the heart of a nation lies its people. So what...
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Saint Andrew: The myth behind the man who became Scotland’s Patron Saint
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. On the 30th of November every year, tales are told...
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An Introduction to the Sìthichean
The Sìthichean or faeries did not always live alongside humankind on the earth but danced in the...
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