St. Patrick’s Day in Scotland Traditions | 15 March 2021 In two days we will be observing St. Patrick’s Day – a worldwide celebration of all things Irish. You might think that as a Scottish private tour company we’re focused solely on the island east of the Irish Sea, but the close links connecting Ireland …
Burns Night traditions Traditions | 18 January 2021 In a week’s time people around the globe will be meeting for another Burns Night – an annual celebration of Scotland’s National Bard. As we still live in the shadow of the pandemic, many of those traditional suppers will take place over video chat and paradoxically this …
What to do for Hogmanay? Traditions | 21 December 2020 It’s difficult this year to write in upbeat tones about fun things to do on a New Year’s Break in Scotland as – you guessed it – sadly most of the world-famous outdoor celebrations have been cancelled. We cross our fingers and toes hoping that …
In exactly one week Scots around the world will be starting their St Andrew’s Day celebrations on the Scottish National Holiday. Let’s talk about it!
With October bringing all things spooky to the shop shelves, we thought it might be a good idea to write about some of the Scottish Halloween traditions.