Happy St Andrews Day!!

[Galician]

I just got off the breakfast shift in the dorm cafeteria. I wrote "Happy St. Andrews Day" on the menu board, and got to teach a little history to any students who asked what it was.

When asked if that was why I was wearing a kilt, I said it's more of an excuse to wear a kilt than anything else.

I'm curious about what you told them.

[Clockwork John]

Well, my wife is Scottish, and I'm Orthodox, so I'll take it that I fall in that greeting...sort of!

Happy St. Andrew Day!

I'm Scottish and Orthodox, so I'm lucky and blessed.

I just got to work, in my 22 oz. Canadian surplus Black Watch. It's about 45-50F and raining, so I thought it would be a great day for a field test...

I happened to cross paths with our new principal, who has never seen me kilted before, and she asked, "why are you wearing that?"
I smiled and said "It's St. Andrew's day."
She smiled and said, "Oh, Ok."
She said that she's very familiar with St. Andrew's Day, and then went back to scolding unruly students. I think I just caught her off guard.
I may drop in and chat with her about the kilt, and other things pertaining to Scottish heritage... After all, she's a McDougal.

[wscottmac]

Happy St. Andrew's Day!

I commiserate w/ others who don't have a gathering to go to. Even our local St. Andrew's Society is all holed up not doin anythin tonight, coz they have a parade to be in tomorrow. Bummer. I may have to eat my haggis and tak' ouf ma dram all by me onesies.... I do have my Saltire flying out front, and bagpipes playing loud in the front room for the sidewalkers....

This is encouraging, tho'

http://www.scotland.org/standrewsday/

[thescot]

I guess I'm pretty late to this party, but Happy St. Andrews Day to one and aw.

And, Prester John, thanks for the information. Most of us knew about the Scottish connection, but the rest of the history of St. Andrew is a little fuzzy, even for those of us who might have heard it before.

[auld argonian]

Delightfully enough, tonight is "Diversity Night" at my daughter's high school!

Guess who's coming to dinner...kilted?

Nadia already left for school in her kilto-nouveau-punk regalia...I had hoped that she'd maybe dress a bit more formally but, hey, high school kids...

I'll get over there early in the evening. My daughter is posted with the French Club and will be making (quelle surprise!) crepes. Oh well, The Auld Alliance, after all and yet another one of my ancestors was a Frenchie who was among the crowd that stormed the Bastille.

I really doubt that any of the other parents will be quite as "in the spirit" as I will...hey, it IS St. Andrew's, after all!

Best

AA

[Galician]

I really doubt that any of the other parents will be quite as "in the spirit" as I will...hey, it IS St. Andrew's, after all!

Vive la différence!

[McFarkus]

Happy St. Andrew's Day to all.

Something I hadn't realized is that the Episcopal Church flag incorporates the St. Andrew's flag


probably because following the Revolution when no English bishops would consecrate an American bishop, the Scottish bishops did.

I was reading the Wikipedia article on the development of the Union Jack (inspired by this thread) and found that it looks suspiciously like one of the proposals for the Union Jack http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Flag

[Panache]

A Happy St. Andrews Day to all.

I look forward to raising a pint with the good folks of the Nor Cal Rabble at the Devil's Canyon Brewery this evening. I'm wearing my Heritage of Scotland tartan kilt (though I might be changing into an X Kilt later this evening )

I'll make sure to bring my Saltire

Cheers

Jamie

[starbkjrus]

A Happy St. Andrews Day to all.

I look forward to raising a pint with the good folks of the Nor Cal Rabble at the Devil's Canyon Brewery this evening. I'm wearing my Heritage of Scotland tartan kilt (though I might be changing into an X Kilt later this evening )

I'll make sure to bring my Saltire

Cheers

Jamie

Don't forget the camera! We wanna see the pink er...maroon camo X-Kilt in action.


Happy St. Andrew's Day all!

[Galician]

Well, my wife is Scottish, and I'm Orthodox, so I'll take it that I fall in that greeting...sort of! Happy St. Andrew Day!

Reverend Father,

I have been reminded that St. Andrew is also the patron of Russia, allegedly having preached in Kiev. Since the OCA was based primarily on Russian churches here, you most cerainly do, if not in the "one and all" category.