Quote Originally Posted by Streetcar
However, I know there are also quite a few who feel you should not wear a tartan unless you have a direct, “legitimate” lineage to the clan, through the father’s (not the mother’s) bloodlines.
Why not? Early Celtic and pre-Celtic culture supposedly tracked matrilinear descent - which makes sense, because even if you don't know who someone's father is, it's a pretty safe bet that their mother is known as the person who gave birth to them.