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Let¶s Learn About Scotland
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Where is Scotland?
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Map of Scotland
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A Few Facts About Scotland
The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.
The currency is called the pound sterling.
The population of Scotland is 4,996,000.
The language spoken is English.
Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom, next to
England and Wales.
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Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Second largest city in Scotland In the south east of Scotland, located
close to the North Sea
Medieval and Georgian architecture
The seat of the Scottish Parliament
Old and New Town districts listed asUNESCO World Hertitage Sites
It is home to the Edinburgh Festival,
The Fringe Festival (the largest
performing arts festival in the world),
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Glasgow
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Glasgow
The latgest city in Scotland
A person from Glasgow is know as a Glaswegian
The Patter is widely used in everyday speech. It¶s the
name of the local dilect. Popular expressions: BTW, puredead brilliant, Aye, See u after etc.
West end is the most interesting area of Glasgow. It¶s
very bohemian with lots of bars, butiques, clubs,
restaurants, vintage shops etc. It is also the home to theUniversity of Glasgow, so 4th oldest University in the
English speaking world.
Famous places: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum,
Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Ashton Lane and many more...
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Glasgow Music scene
Glasgow has many live music pubs, clubs and venues. Some of the city's main venues include
the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, the SECC, King Tut'sWahWah Hut (where Oasis were spotted
and signed by Glaswegian record mogul Alan McGee), the Queen Margaret Union (who have
Kurt Cobain's footprint locked in a safe) and the Barrowland, a ballroom converted into a live
music venue. More recent mid-sized venues include ABC and the O2 Academy, which play hostto a similar range of acts. There are also a large number of smaller venues and bars which host
many local and touring musicians, including Cosmopol, Pivo Pivo and Stereo. In 2010, Glasgow
was named the UK's fourth 'most musical' City by PRS for Music.
In recent years, the success of bands such as Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Biffy Clyro,
Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai, Snow Patrol and Travis or indie bands such as Primal Scream has
significantly boosted the profile of the Glasgow music scene, prompting Time Magazine to liken
Glasgow to Detroit during its 1960s Motown heyday. More recent successes include The
Fratellis and Glasvegas. The city of Glasgow was appointed a UNESCO City of Music on 20 August 2008 as part of the Creative Cities Network.
Glasgow also has a thriving dance music scene spear headed by Slam, and their record label
Soma Quality Recordings. They're also the people behind the very successful Pressure club
nights at The Arches which have attracted DJ's and clubbers from around the world.
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Famous Sights in Scotland
Stirling Castle
Crichton castle
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THE HIGHLANDS
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The Lochs
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The islands
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Scotland¶s Famous
Alexander Graham Bell - inventor of the telephone
Sean Connery - an actor who starred the in the first James Bond movies.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - the author of Sherlock Holmes mysteries
JamesWatt - the inverntor of the steam engine
John Logie Baird - the inventor of the TV
Sir Alexander Fleming - discovered Penicillin in 1928
Many more....
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Scotland is famous for«Haggis- a food made from the organs of sheep and
oatmeal
Kilts - traditional Scottish woolen cloth costume with a tartan or plaid pattern, worn by men. Scottish
families are called clans and each clan has a
different pattern on their kilt
Bagpipers - people who play the bagpipes, atraditional Scottish instrument
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Scottish Culture
Hogmanay and New Year
Burns Night - the 25th January is the day when
Scots throughout the world celebrate the life and
work of the famous poet Robert Burns with a Burns
Supper . The 5th of November - the Bonfire night
St. Andrews night
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Piping in of
the Haggis
Adressing
the Haggis
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Religion
Much of the Scottish customs and traditions come from Scotland's past and early
Christianity changed completely during the Protestant Reformation in the 16th
Century. Book after book has been written about our religious history, but I just
want to briefly touch here on the modern face of religion in Scotland. The
Protestant "Kirk" or "Church of Scotland" is recognised as the National Church. It
is believed that around 20% of people are Roman Catholics. The Reformation leftProtestants and Catholics in conflict with each other and even though that conflict
has lessened over the years it's still left its mark. There are still separate schools
for Catholic and Protestant children, and it even spilled over to our two famous
and opposing Glasgow Football Teams ie Protestants support Rangers and
Catholics support Celtic.
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What Scots Like to Eat
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Food
Many Scottish Customs and Traditions are
centred around our food such as the "Piping in of
the Haggis" at a Burns Supper. There are so
many famous Scottish dishes that are famous
around the world, from the Haggis, to the lovely
crumbly shortbread, or delicious scones and
homemade raspberry jam; from Cullen Skink, the
famous fish soup and Scotch Brothand LorneSausage.
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whiskey
Of course, other Scottish customs and traditions
stem from our world-famous whisky, (or
'whiskey'). Of course, reams has been written onthis sub ject and experts will give you unlimited
advice on every aspect of en joying this National
Drink, from the type of glass to use, to the aroma
and the very 'sipping' of this golden nectar.
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