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A History of Christmas in Scotland
by Nadine Lee
Edinburgh at Christmas Time
It's hard to imagine that once upon a time Christmas was banned for over 400 years in Scotland. Today shops are full of anything and everything Christmas related you cou...
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Banning of Christmas, Catholic Church, Celtic Paganism, Christmas, John Knox, Scottish Reformation, Yule
- December 17, 2013 3:22 pm
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Hundreds of Piping Santas Advance on Edinburgh
by Nadine Lee
Bagpipe playing Santa Clauses descended on Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens over the weekend, to help warm up runners at the city's annual Santa Run. Hundreds of runners and walkers dressed as Santa...
Topics:
bagpipes, Christmas, edinburgh, Santa Claus, Stockbridge Pipe Band, Unicycle
Scots Christmas Fare
by Nadine Lee
Perhaps my favourite part of Christmas (after opening presents, of course), are the days spent feasting and picking at leftovers until you can't possibly eat anymore. Here's a compile of traditional...
Top 5: Last Minute Gift Ideas
by Nadine Lee
For those of you stuck for Christmas gift ideas, here's a roundup of items over in our store at ScotClans.com that are in stock and ready to ship now! The final cut off date for Royal Mail Airmail is ...
Topics:
Christmas, ScotClans Shop
Crowdfunding Appeal to Save Culloden Blunderbuss
by Nadine Lee
The National Trust for Scotland have launched an online crowdfunding appeal to save one of the few items removed from the historic battlefield at Culloden. The 343 year old blunderbuss, currently on...
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