First, some background info. My DH and I have a Scottish surname, and our DS's first name has Scottish roots. So we like exploring our heritage. My Dsis just returned from a trip to Scotland and sent us a lot of books, etc.
Now, some more info: last Christmas, our house burnt down and we lost everything, including all of our Christmas decorations, ornaments, tree, etc. So this year, we will be starting from scratch. Since we are starting all over again, I decided to start a new tradition and choose a new country each year and celebrate the way they do. Naturally , I wanted to start with Scotland. But everything I read on the internet says they don't really celebrate Christmas in Scotland!
Is this true?!
Please tell me how people in Scotland celebrate Christmas, some tradiotions and recipes etc. would be good. This is very important to me. THANKS!
I'm not from Scotland, but what a great idea! It sounds like fun, and I hope you get the information you need. I bet it would be fun to do that every year (as well as educational for your family).
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There are few from Scotland here who I hope can help you.
I was so sad to read you lost everything
I am from England but I know for a fact they do in general celebrate Christmas, everywhere in the UK does. Am not sure about any specific traditions. Scotland do have some traditional food/dishes which are different to England but I'm not sure if they are eaten at Christmas, I think it's just a general thing.
I know Christmas was banned in the UK in like the 1600's!!! LOL but it was re-instated and became more celebrated in England than Scotland. That was quite a while ago though, hehe!!
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I have a friend who lives in Scotland who is visiting me this weekend, so I will ask the question for you.
I know that New Year celebrations are big in Scotland. They call it Hogmany (sp?) and its a big thing there - but I am not sure about Christmas traditions.
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hi kitty kisses, so sorry to hear about your house. i live in central scotland and can assure you christmas is very much celebrated in this country. everyone just loves the festive season. it starts to get festive around october with all the christmas things in the shops and santa in the shopping centres. they are even bringing out dog presents eg santa outfits cards and dog christmas cake lol etc, if theres anything u need to know let me know what questions need answered
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hi kitty kisses, so sorry to hear about your house. i live in central scotland and can assure you christmas is very much celebrated in this country. everyone just loves the festive season. it starts to get festive around october with all the christmas things in the shops and santa in the shopping centres. they are even bringing out dog presents eg santa outfits cards and dog christmas cake lol etc, if theres anything u need to know let me know what questions need answered
THANKS Mollie! I mostly want to know things like:
1. What type of decorations are traditional for the tree? For examole, here, we traditionally put a star or an angel at the top of the tree. The youngest member of the family gets the honor of placing it there. It is also traditional top listen to Christmas carols while you decorate.
2. what are some traditional songs?stories? Here, we read the storyt of the birth of Christ from the Bible on Christmas Eve and then tuck the little ones into bed with "Twas the Night Before Christmas".
3. What do you eat? We get together for a big meal similar to a Thanksgiving feast.
4. Any special little traditions, such as here, Santa puts little gifts, nuts , fruit, and candy in stockings. Also,one or two gifts (usually the biggest) are left unwrapped and just put under the tree. We hang mistletoe in doorways and lovers have to kiss each other when they go under it.
And really, just about anything you can tell me would be appreciated!
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I hope the fresh start went grate, and that you are coping well. sounds like you are, v motivated!!!
I live in a little village just outside Glasgow, making me scottish!!!! I love being scottish. ofcourse we celebrate xmas, usually that celebrating includes a lot of drink i.e whiskey or such like!
I personally have been to a couple of kaidlieghs (sp)??? which are grate fun, lots of scottish dancing and clothing, cannae beat a man in a kilt I can tell you!!!
If you are looking for scottish decorations, I would opt for the homemade effort, lots of berries, and heather, and holy. clad in lovely tarten.
Food wise, try phesent or pig for xams dinner, or even a nice haggis, neep and tatties!!!
I am sure there will be loads more info on the web, try searching a uk site, google.co.uk or even try the scottish tourist board webiste! I am sure there will be more than happy to help!
Good luck and have fun!
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I was born and raised in Scotland and still live here in Central Scotland. We do celebrate Christmas. There seems to be an impression that Scotland does not celebrate Christmas but celebrates New Year more.
We have a family get together at christmas, there is 17 coming to my house on Christmas Day for dinner. We generally have Soup, turkey and trimmings, trifle and christmas cake. We sometimes have a clootie dumpling as well. Growing up my Gran was the clootie dumpling maker in my family and her grandchildren always had one on their birthday. Sadly she is no longer with us and my SIL usually makes one with her families recipe (prefer Gran's). After we have our dinner we have santa arrive and give out the gifts and have a party. Then on boxing day we have dinner again usually at another member of the families house.
We generally put our tree up around 8th December and it comes back down for 6th January. We decorate our tree and put an angel on top. Growing up we got a satsuma, 10p and some little things in our stocking. We had our gifts under the tree there would be some wrapped and others not.
If I can give you any other help let me know.
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Yes, we do celebrate!
I'm veggie though so my Christmas dinner is not traditional.
However we decorate a tree and put up stockings for the children and Santa comes to bring presents (in fact he leaves snowy footprints right across our living room floor!)
Sorry to hear you lost so much last year, I hope this Christmas is wonderful for you.
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hiya, i live not far from st Andrews, in Dundee, moms side is scottish, dads side is Irish (southern). Can i just say that Scottish people celebrate christmas big time. putting up the tree is a great night, in towns and cities, thousand gather to watch the light display being put on, shopping for pressies becomes the in thing to be doing with your mates, and going to visit santa's grotto is huge with the kids. i guess this is the same most places, scotland being no different.
as said before, the tree is usually done traditionally, reds, golds, greens, with tartan bows adding a nice scottish look, garland aroud the fireplace and lights around the windows. family plays a big part in christmas. many people go to midnight mass, to celebrate the birth of Jesus, and some people will put up a manger and statues of mary, joseph, baby jesus three kings, animals, etc in their home, if they are religious. many people have there nearest and dearest for dinner, big 3, 4, 5 courses, then a little dram later.
we all have the same debate year after year, "will it be a white christmas"?, and it is just really nice if there is snow.
yes, we do celebrate new year (hogmany) hugely as well, our celebrations i think can only be rivalled by NYC time square, but christams is so special to us all. we dont have a thanksgiving here, (dont know why, all countries should, i think,) so this is our way of getting together and really appreciating what we have.
its usual to leave milk and buscuit for santa, scottish favorates include shortbread and caramel wafers. christmas dinner is usually 3 course with turkey stuffing and all the trimmings."hogmanay" (new years eve)can be very fun and new years day is usually a big steak pie dinner.just incase ur not familar with steak pie it is stew with gravy and puff pastry on top.its also usual for carol singing, stockings on fireplace etc.the christmas carols and bedtime fairy tales are basically the same
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