How Do you Observe Tartan Day?

[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.

[Kiltman]

I give my students extra credit for wearing a kilt. Of course, I wear one too.

[Jordan]

I’m not doing anything special for tartan day, visiting the optician is about it but since I’m not working I will most likely wear one of my kilts as I usually do. Probably Black Stewart tartan as my Cooper one hasn’t unshrunk itself yet...
I might pop into some of the local pubs for a drink if I can find anyone interested but I’ll probably be the only one kilted if I do

Jordan

[cessna152towser]

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

Every day is a tartan day in Scotand so the official Tartan Day is fairly low key.
I did receive an invite to a Tartan Day event at a pub in Dundee but I have other things planned for that day so I won't be going.

[Redshank]

For us kilt wearing Scots that do wear the kilt on a daily basis Tartan Day is everyday, I think it if it Tartan Day where introduced to Scotland it might encourage a few more to wear the kilt if only just for that one day, however wearing it on that one day may just encourage them to wear it on other days.

[ThistleDown]

I wonder if that's true, Chris? Or would the general populace just see this as another commercial push for buying tartan tat?

[Jock Scot]

I wonder if that's true, Chris? Or would the general populace just see this as another commercial push for buying tartan tat?

My inclination would be to to make a very special effort not to wear tartan on that day.

[Redshank]

My inclination would be to to make a very special effort not to wear tartan on that day.

it's nice to know I am not the only old crabbit on the west coast