Was Tartan ever actually banned?

[Kilted-Marine]

Your post directly exhibits the problem that Todd has raised. The genuine and authentic purpose of the "Kirking of the Tartans" was not to "bless" tartan or the "clans" that each tartan represents, but rather to motivate Americans to provide assistance to the Scots (and British more generally) during their war efforts to defeat Germany. Instead, the erroneous (albeit romantic) myth that has been created out of whole cloth has so choked out the reality that kilt-wearers, whom one would expect to be more "in the know" than the average man on the street, believe that the purpose of this observance is to "bless" tartans and "clans".

So, yes, knowing the real story is vitally important to ensure that such fallacies don't continue to exist.

David

But during the service the Tartans WERE blessed and they raised money. This tradition continues but without the money being raised.

Is your objection that:
A. People have forgot that it started to raise money
B. That Kirkin continues today
C. or something else