Why Do We Celebrate Tartan Day? Inspiration for Americans with Scottish roots, Celtic Americans
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Happy Tartan Day!
The first American Tartan Day was held in New York City by the New York Caledonian Club on July 1, 1982. This was intended to be a one-time-only celebration marking the 200th anniversary of the repeal of the ‘Act of Proscription’ of 1747.
In 1998 the Coalition of Scottish Americans successfully lobbied the Senate to draft a resolution designating April 6 as ‘National Tartan Day’.
This resolution was not the end of the process of making the holiday national, however. But in 2008, President George W. Bush issued a proclamation establishing a National Tartan Day:
"Americans of Scottish descent have made enduring contributions to our Nation with their hard work, faith, and values. On National Tartan Day, we celebrate the spirit and character of Scottish Americans and recognize their many contributions to our culture and our way of life."
So how do you celebrate Tartan Day?
There are few established customs to date. The main focus of the day is parades - the most famous being in NYC. However, across the country plenty of towns also hold parades. Pipe bands perform. People put on their kilts for the day and go out to the pub together. There's nothing amiss in borrowing a few customs from Burns Night for this occasion, too. After all, any excuse to eat haggis is a good one!
Music:
Ode to the Fallen by Adrian Von Zeigler.
Dawn of Hope by Marc Jungermann.
Home of Heroes by Adrian Von Zeigler.
The Land of the Free by Adrian Von Zeigler.
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Fabulous reminder of how fundamentally important Scottish people have been to American history. 10/10.
Happy Tartan Day all. I’ll be wearing my pride of Scotland today. Well said sir. Well said.
Thank you so much for talking about this! My 5th great grandparents came to America during this time and settled in Upstate New Yorl where my father grew up ! Sadly he moved and I was born and raised in Cali but I would loove to go on the land of my grandparents and ancestors 🇮🇪🏴🇮🇪
This is the best “sermon” I’ve heard in a long while. I was inspired to tears. Thank you, Eric!
Incredible and beautiful commentary. Thank you ! 🏴🇺🇸❤️
Well done Eric. I was asked some years ago by a friend in Inverness about Americans "connections" to Scotland. He loved it but was mystified by it.
I just sent him this link. 👍👍👍👍
Nothing short of magnificent! Thank you Eric from The Auld Celt!
Well written and superbly presented. I would love to watch more videos like this.
Happy Tartan Day! May all your colors turn heads as you pass by, and wear the tartan proudly with humility and honor. We must never forget our Scottish forebears that helped pave way to this nation to flourish and thrive. Pay homage to those before that hath made it possible for us to wear the tartan on this day.
Beautifully written and presented. thank you for educating a Northumbrian.
Wonderful presentation Erik!
Very well put! Thank you
I love this!!!
Thank you!!!!! beautiful!
God Bless the Scots/Irish. For me, Charity and Wisdom.
Wow, just wow ! One of the best videos I have seen yet.
Proud of my McLean, Cameron, and Ferguson heritage
I'm a Glaswegian and this was a great video, thank you!
Thanks for a GREAT piece.
Tha mi an dachas gum bi latha math liebh.
Excellent presentation Eric. I represent clan Keith. 🇺🇸🏴
Wow...seriously well done, sir! That was awesome and inspiring. I even choked up a little. Happy Tartan Day ladies and gents! And thank you for your fantastic work to help sustain the old traditions and to keep them moving into the future!
Wow! That was awesome! Well done sir.
Happy Tartan Day to all! Great presentation.
Brilliant Eric
Well said.
Thank you.
No Man or Woman of Scottish descent was harmed by this speech.
Many of us were cheered.
Happy Tartan Day to all the Scots-Americans around the World. I thought this was a Canadian celebration but whatever remembers our proud hritage is improtant. Slàinte.
Pure barry! A braw day for Scottish pride!
Outstanding
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Very, very well done.
Well said!
Well spoken, I learned many things from that, thanks
Och aye, yerra wee bonnie lad. Thanks, USA Kilts from Canada
Beautiful! Sharing!
Well done Erik
Now I’m hyped up
Very well presented sir thank you
Brought a wee tear to me eye...
Awesome!
Bravo, sir!
Honest respect.
Incredible video
I couldn’t have said it better myself! Proud of my Broun/Brown heritage!
My family and I still live in Scotland and have never been to America
well said, legit sounds like a masters speech, well done
I’m of Welsh decent but really enjoyed this piece. Funny thing is I have a home in the USA and a home in Canada. By coincidence both areas I have a home in were founded by Scots.
The Davidsons of Harley Davidson, You can visit the old homested in Scotland.
Well said Erik!!! Slàinte Mhath!!! 🏴
Think of those here in the U.S. who do not know there ancestry. I for one did not know the history of of who I was until I did the DNA testing. And even then ,I did not know until I did a family tree search. There I found the names that made it clear. When I found out more about them. From where they came. Oh, I am a mutt. We cannot deny this being in this country . But the amount of Scottish descent I never knew. How many are like I was?
Beautifully said. Tapadh Leat.
I am proud of my Scottish heritage...
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That was brilliant. 8 per cent is higher than I thought
Wanted to let you guys know; you're last Q&A session disappeared from my feed couple days ago. Wasn't sure if you were aware. Very weird. Happy Tartan Day!
You may not be able to pick who you are when you are borne I love who I am and my people and where I come from I wish it still belongs to my people but we are still here which means we can still fight instantly brought me to tears and put a fire in my heart it may be cliche but warrior poets
Supported us in our constant battle for independence. Saor Alba. Thank you
I meant support us right now
Man I'm German and this hits different, even for me.
Well said my good sir
As a proud Scot, I found this eulogy very moving. I pray for the day when Scotland, like our Scots-American family, can celebrate our own ‘Independence Day’.
PS: Could I make a request Scots don’t like to be referred to as Scotch. ‘Scots’ is the much preferred pronoun.
Aye!❤
My gran was a campbell, I’m not sure if that makes me of Scottish decent but would like to find out.
You are missing Alan Pinkerton the founder of what would become private eyes and he would save President Lincoln's life on the train to Washington DC to be inaugurated he lived in Dundee Illinois and was a Cooper from Glasgow
Wow, I
Answer the question!
I want to know what’s in the decanter on the mantle
My mother is a Ker, my father is a Karrick, to my knowledge Karrick is a place name in Scotland, in Ayrshire. Makes me wonder what clan my Ancestors pledged allegiance to. (One account of my genealogy says the Karrick name is descended from Earl’s of Carrick, and Robert the Bruce himself but really who knows.)
Scots also fought and died for Texas. Many scots were at the Alamo, 80% of the men being of Scottish decent, and the Scottish government commemorated their sacrifice with a stone laid at the shrine to those men.
Yes and they planted the North...
RUBBISH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are still here.and we will always be here. SAOR ALBA GU BRATH