Culture of Scotland

Halloween is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. In popular culture, Halloween has become a celebration of horror and is associated with the macabre and the supernatural.

thumb|Scottish Highlands and Lowlands thumb|300x300px|Map of the British Isles drawn from [[Ptolemy's cartographic works, showing his rotation of Caledonia to the east and delimited from the rest of Great Britain by the estuaries of the (Firth of Forth) and the (Firth of Clyde). From Edward Bunbury's A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans (1879)]] Caledonia (; ) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the forested region in the central and western Scottish Highlands, particularly stretching through parts of what are now Lochaber, Badenoch, Strathspey, and po

Beltane ( ) or Bealtaine () is the Gaelic May Day festival, marking the beginning of summer. It is traditionally held on 1 May, or about midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice.

feast day

Lughnasadh, Lughnasa or Lúnasa ( , ) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Traditionally, it is held on 1 August, or about halfway between the summer solstice and autumn equinox. In recent centuries, some celebrations have shifted to Sundays near this date. Lughnasadh is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Samhain, Imbolc, and Beltane. It corresponds to the Welsh and the English Lammas.

The Gododdin () were a Brittonic people of north-eastern Britannia, the area known as the Hen Ogledd or Old North (modern south-east Scotland and north-east England), in the sub-Roman period. Descendants of the Votadini, they are best known as the subject of the 6th-century Welsh poem Y Gododdin, which memorialises the Battle of Catraeth and is attributed to Aneirin.

Celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns

national anthem

thumb|336px|right|Geographic distribution of Gaelic speakers in Scotland (2011) The '''' (; English: Gaeldom'') usually refers to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and especially the Scottish Gaelic-speaking culture of the area. The similar Irish language word refers, however, solely to Irish-speaking areas.

conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage

thumb|right|Fishermen in currach with outboard motor heading back to their harbour at the west coast of Ireland in 1986 thumb|right|Currach on the shore in Inishbofin, Galway thumb|A number of wooden boats in a tidal harbour near Carna, Galway A currach ( ) is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes anglicised as "curragh".

process by which wool on a sheep is cut off

Regalia worn by Scottish monarchs

overview of the culture of Scotland

overview of music traditions in Scotland

Scottish clan

pattern made of diamonds or lozenges

thumb|292x292px|A woman keening at a wake in County Kerry in the early nineteenth century, depicted from the memories of [[Samuel Carter Hall. She had "black, uncombed locks" and a blue cloak, and held her hands above the body then dramatically waved them in the air "as if by sudden inspiration".]] Keening (, ) is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition, known to have taken place in Ireland and Scotland. Keening, which can be seen as a form of sean-nós singing, is performed in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages (the Scottish equivalent of keening is

Fosterage, the practice of a family bringing up a child not their own, differs from adoption in that the child's parents, not the foster-parents, remain the acknowledged parents. In many modern western societies foster care can be organised by the state to care for children with troubled family backgrounds, usually on a temporary basis. In many pre-modern societies fosterage was a form of patronage, whereby influential families cemented political relationships by bringing up each other's children, similar to arranged marriages, also based on dynastic or alliance calculations.

Annual Scottish Gaelic cultural festival in Scotland

Scottish clan

Scottish folk tune

Highland Clan

Scottish Highland clan

thumb|Sycamore and silver quaich A quaich , archaically quaigh or quoich, is a special kind of shallow two-handled drinking cup or bowl traditional in Scotland. It derives from the Scottish Gaelic (), meaning a cup.

thumb|The Old Manse, [[Concord, Massachusetts.]] A manse () is a clergy house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and other Christian traditions.

Highland Scottish clan

scottish clan

Scottish identity and common culture

practice of wearing a kilt without undergarments

"parting cup" given by the Highlanders to guests when they are leaving and have their feet in the stirrups

former Scottish arts funding public body

Gregorian calendar as it is in use in Ireland

Highland Scottish clan