Tartan Day?? What is that, you ask??
Get your tartan out because Tartan day is tomorrow, April 6th.
How did it all begin? Let me tell you.
National Tartan Day honors and celebrates Scottish culture and the role it has played in the development of the United States. Canada has been celebrating Tartan Day since 1993 and the U.S. Senate officially passed it into law in 1998, meaning that this year is the 15th Tartan Day in the US.
Scottish immigrants and descendants make up 8.5% of the total population of the United States. They've passed on Scottish last names, the sport of golf, the sounds of the bagpipes, and made tartan a fashion staple!
Tartan is a crisscrossed pattern of horizontal and vertical bands woven into cloth. It is made by weaving colored threads at right angles to each other. The Dress Act of 1746 attempted to ban tartan and other aspects of Gaelic culture in order to bring people under tighter government control. The law was repealed in 1782 and tartan became symbolic as the national dress of Scotland. Thanks to PunchBowl.com
In New York, a large week-long celebration is held each year - Check it out! It even includes a huge tartan, Scottish-American pride parade!
To celebrate Tartan Day, pull out favorite tartan items and wear them with pride to celebrate Scottish culture!
I'll be wearing my Tartan, will you?
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