Boxing Day – Sweetie Scone Day

Boxing Day – Sweetie Scone Day

As today is Boxing Day I thought I’d look at what would traditionally happen on Boxing  Day in Scotland.   The term ‘Boxing Day’ started many centuries ago, where the Lord and Lady of the manor/castle/estate gathered together at the manor house, castle etc., the workers including those from the outlying fields, forests and streams, […]

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A History of Christmas in Scotland

A History of Christmas in Scotland

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 could ever need, you can spot Christmas trees in almost every sitting room window and fairy lights adorn houses and businesses across the land. Up until […]

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Hundreds of Piping Santas Advance on Edinburgh

Hundreds of Piping Santas Advance on Edinburgh

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 took part in the Wish Upon A Star Charity event to raise money for sick and terminally ill children. The Stockbridge Pipe Band […]

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Scots Christmas Fare

Scots Christmas Fare

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 any more. Here’s a compile of traditional Scots Christmas fare, guaranteed to warm your cockles this holiday season. All recipes featured below come from Theodora Fitzgibbon’s book Traditional Scottish Cookery, […]

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Top 5: Last Minute Gift Ideas

Top 5: Last Minute Gift Ideas

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 this coming Friday for orders going to Canada, America and Western Europe. However we would highly […]

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All You Want for Christmas – Our Picks

All You Want for Christmas – Our Picks

It’s well and truly December now, and time to really start thinking about what you want for Christmas. Here at ScotClans we’ve got orders flying out the door on an hourly basis, so I’ve put together a handy little gift guide with our staffs’ favourite items from our store. Remember, you’ll need to get your […]

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Alex Salmond’s Christmas Card Too ‘Political’

Alex Salmond’s Christmas Card Too ‘Political’

Alex Salmond’s annual Christmas card has been criticised by members of the opposition parties because of its inclusion of the St. Andrew’s Cross. Both David McLetchie, Scottish Conservative chief whip, and Mike Rumbles, chief whip for the Scottish Liberal Democrats have spoken out on what they view as the First Minister taking advantage of the […]

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