Scottish Ghost Stories?

[Bugbear]

While I'm thinking about that, let me mention that in my neck o' the woods, Scots are considered to have a historical distain of Christmas. This would of course mostly come from the Presbyterian segment of Scots society. It's rare anymore but whenever I do meet a Christmas non-observer, I ask about New Years. If the person is wild about New Years then I level the accusation that they must have a Scots background, so far with about 99% accuracy.

Hey, wasn't Ebeneezer Scrooge generally considered to be Scottish? Or is that just through his Disney-generated Scrooge McDuck manifestation?

You know, Canuck of NI, I've been reflecting on something over the last several days; I generally try to avoid posting this...

I grew up in a situation where one parent was with a Southern Baptist church, and the other parent was very nearly an anti-religion atheist. In my young adulthood, I almost became a Quaker, finding some of the traditions very appealing, the current bonnet removal thread brought that to mind. I presently am involved with neither of these three belief systems.

It is annoying, but interesting to examine the emotional reactions that bubble up from one's past beliefs, and could cause one to examine one's present beliefs and the emotional reactions they entail, as well as, considering how one might manage these reactions in the future. I don't have an issue with other people's beliefs, but those automatic emotions are sometimes still there.

So no, I have no recollection of Scrooge being a Scot.

[BoldHighlander]

Ted, I thought you might find this article of interest:

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