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    Reggie,

    I work for a large, international company. I went through a similar hassle 3 years ago when I first wore a kilt to work. Their final judgement was that a kilt is not considered acceptable business attire, BUT I would be allowed to wear a kilt on casual ware Fridays & (I love this part) on Celtic holidays. Pretty sad for a company that loves to tote how diverse they are & the dress code, in regards to skirts, is gender-neutral. Anyway, as to your question about Celtic holidays, here's what I use...

    31 October-1 November - Samhain (pronounced sow-in); most important of ancient Celt holidays; Celtic New Year

    30 November - St Andrew's Day; patron saint of Scotland

    21-22 December - Yule or Alban Arthuan; observance of winter soltice

    25 January - Burns Night; this is kind of stretching things, but there's usually a lot of ritualized celebration in the Scottish community on Robert Burns' birthday, the national bard of Scotland

    1-2 February - Imbolc (pronounced im-bulk); same day as Groundhog Day, foreshadows Spring

    17 March - St Patrick's Day; patron saint of Ireland

    20-21 March - Oestre or Alban Eiler; Spring equinox

    6 April - National Tartan Day; by proclamation of the U.S. Congress in recognition of the many contribution to American society by Scottish-Americans

    30 April-1 May - Beltaine; start of Summer season & most important of the ancient Celt holidays after Samhain

    21-22 June - Coamhain or Alban Heruin; Summer solstice

    31 July-1 August - Lughnasdha; harvest festival

    21-22 September - Mabon or Alban Elued; autumn equinox

    As you can see, the ancient Celt holidays corresponded to major seasonal & celestial milestones. The ancient Celt holidays were celebrated from sundown on the eve of the event to sundown on the day of the event, thus the dual dates for the ancient Celt holidays.

    Hope this helps...
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    Kilts are definately no traditionally attire for the business/corporate world. It is because no on was doing it. Then again, no one would dare to wear jeans or sports coat to a business meeting 30 years ago.

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    Reggie,

    Well done with the meeting, and really am glad that it went well.

    To take it to extremes as far as the dates, you could always say it is in honor of someone from Xmark and you are wearing it for their birthday. In reality I would suggest one or two days a month, because as Raphael has stated it took awhile for other things to become acceptable for business wear.

    Glad that your wife has given you the support, that is probably the best news out of the whole thing.
    Glen McGuire

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    Just one more thing, Reggie, here's a link to the most concise explanation of the ancient Celt holidays I've found on the web, in case your boss wants some proof of them.

    http://www.allaboutirish.com/library...wheelyear.shtm
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