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Let¶s Learn About Scotland



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Where is Scotland?



Map of Scotland



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.



Edinburgh



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),



Glasgow



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...



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.



Famous Sights in Scotland

Stirling Castle

Crichton castle



THE HIGHLANDS



The Lochs



The islands



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



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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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



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.



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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