Activity Holidays Scotland
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Christmas In Scotland
The Christmas holidays in Scotland wasn't exactly the same many years ago as they are now. Christmas itself was until recent times a purely Religious festival (the New Year, now called Hogmanay, was and still is the main holiday for Scots). It was forbidden to celebrate Christmas until 1950'. This ban lasted for about 400 hundred years because of John Knox, the religious reformer in Scotland, who had a big influence on Scottish Church, and proba Read More... -
World Holidays
A holiday can be termed as time spent away from home or business, in travel or amusement. It can also mean a day, reserved by a country or culture, usually for celebration or for some other type of special observance or activity. Holidays can be special religious days. It can also be a special day on which schools and/or offices are closed, like Labor Day on the 1st Monday of May. World holidays are those that are celebrated worldwide. It is pos Read More... -
Hogmanay (Scottish New Year) Bingo Cards
Hogmanay (pronounced "hug-m'nay" with stress on the last syllable) is the Scots' word for the last day of the year, December 31st (generally known outside of Scotland as "New Year's Eve"). Hogmanay is of course a day of celebration, and in fact the start of a period of celebration that includes December 31st (officially known as "Auld Year's Night"), January 1st (known in Scotland as "Ne'erday", and elsewhere as "New Year's Day"), and January 2nd Read More...
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