How Do you Observe Tartan Day?

[macwilkin]

I am not at all sure that we have a "Tartan Day". Do we?

http://www.tartandayscotland.com/home/home.asp

T.

[Bludongle]

I will be attending as much of this http://www.rochestertartanday.com/
as I can.

And, of course, dragging as many of my friends along as I can. (like the words "scotch" and "beer" and "party" don't have enough power over them already.

J

[Jock Scot]

http://www.tartandayscotland.com/home/home.asp

T.

Never heard of it!

Oh and Ian, any day ending in Y is indeed a good day to wear the tartan.

[lethearen]

Who knew that Scotland had a day set aside to honour Scottish heritage?

I'll be wearing my Ferguson kilt to work with a tweed kilt jacket. I'm out of Scotch, so I'll need to make a stop by the liquor store on my way home in order to celebrate further. The manager there is a Scot, and most of the workers are British of one ilk or other, as well. Hopefully the gent won't be too offended by a Yank wearing his nation's attire!

[Skyelander]

I will be flying in from California to march in the New York Tartan Day Parade. So far, it looks as if I am the only MacKinnon signed up to march. I will be wearing the Modern MacKinnon Red.

[EagleJCS]

Unless I get a call for an interview, I'll probably wear my kilt around the house on Tuesday. (If I get an interview, I'll have to think about whether I'll wear a tartan tie or not - depends on the company.) I will be flying the Scottish flag regardless.

[Brian K]

I am not at all sure that we have a "Tartan Day". Do we?

In another thread someone shared a link to a YouTube video (there are a series of them, I believe) of Tartan Day celebrations on Aberdeen last year on August 2. Perhaps it was a local thing or maybe it just wasn't publicized very well.

[MacConnachie]

For the past few years, our local pipe band has done an early Saturday morning "Calling of the Clans" from several hilltops around Helena, with pipers and drummers on those hills alternating tunes. However, because of Easter Sunday, we decided to forego that activity this year. I don't think that it occurred to anyone to shift those activities to Saturday the 10th.

We are sponsoring a "Kirkin' of the Tartan" on Tuesday evening at the local Episcopal Church. This will be the third year for the kirkin' but we're hoping that the turnout is better than last year's Sunday afternoon event.

I'll be wearing a kilt all day on the 6th, I just haven't figured out which one, yet. It will either be the Mod. Htg. Robertson, or the Mod. Red Robertson. My co-workers have become fairly well accustoned to occasionally seeing me kilted at work, and there seem to be no objections from anyone, here.

"Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thaining thu"

[Coinneach]

I believe in Savannah, several of us will be getting together and celebrating at Molly's.

[gordontaos]

Taos, New Mexico will be celebrating with a Kilt Night at Eskes Brew Pub, complete with Celtic music, on Wednesday April, 14th. I will be wearing the kilt from sunup to well after sundown!