Scottish Clothing
If you have paid attention to the way of people dress in each country, you have realized that each place and each culture has a particular identity. It is true that some countries have similar way of dressing, others have a concept totally different.
For example, in Scotland, a country full of history, there is a traditional dress for women and men, but what catches the attention the most is the male traditional dress. It consists of a kilt, argyle jacket, a sporran, belt and buckle, kilt hose, ghillie brogues (traditional shoes), kilt pin and flashes. However, this garment is not strict at all, you may add any details or accessories.
The typical women’s garment consists of kilted skirt or tartan sash or shawl, a variation of this is a ladies great kilt and a blouse. Here you can see a highland tartan dress.
Saint Patrick’s Day
Do you know that almost all over the world people celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day?
Its origin goes back to the flourished 5th Century, Saint Patrick was a patron and a national apostle of Ireland. the legend says that he uses a shamrock, the national flower of Ireland, to explain the concept of Holy Trinity.
Nowadays, it is a public holiday in Ireland celebrated on March 17th, on this day people of all ages wear green clothing or green accessories like shamrocks.
Corned beef and cabbage are associated with the holiday, and even beer is sometimes dyed green to celebrate the day.
