Little people song

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In 1982, under the auspices of the New York Caledonia Club, New York State Governor Hugh Carey, and New York City Mayor Ed Koch declared July 1, 1982, as Tartan Day, a one-off celebration of the 200th anniversary of the repeal of the Act of Proscription of August 12, 1747, the law forbidding Scots to wear tartan.

On March 9, 1986, a 'Tartan Day' to promote Scottish heritage in Canada, was proposed at a meeting of the Federation of Scottish Clans in Nova Scotia.[1] Jean Watson, President of Clan Lamont, petitioned provincial legislatures to recognize April 6 as Tartan Day.[1] The first such proclamation was by Nova Scotia in April 1987; other provinces followed suit until Quebec was the last to fall in line, in December 2003.[1] The day is not recognized by the federal government.

In Australia, wearing tartan on July 1 has been encouraged since 1989. The day has been promoted as International Tartan Day in Australia since 1996[2] and has been formally recognized by many states, but not at national level. The United States Senate recognized April 6 as Tartan Day in 1998.
[edit] Canada

Canada estimates 15.1% or 4.7 million Canadians claim Scottish descent.[3] As stated above, Tartan Day in Canada originated with a proposal from the Federation of Scottish Clans in Nova Scotia and has since been proclaimed by all the provincial legislatures. In 2007 Peter Stoffer introduced a Private member's bill for "An Act respecting a Tartan Day". Progress of the bill was interrupted by the 2008 election, but it has been resubmitted.[4]

An annual 'Gathering of the Clans' will take place each April 6 or on the Sunday nearest to it on Parliament Hill in Ottawa at noon with pipes, drums, and dancing hosted by the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band, Canada's oldest civilian pipe band.[5
Three million Australians are either Scottish or of Scottish descent. International Tartan Day in Australia and New Zealand is celebrated on a local basis in most states on July 1 (or by some community organizations on the nearest Sunday), the anniversary of the Repeal Proclamation of 1782 annulling the Act of Proscription of 1747, which had made wearing tartan an offense punishable with up to seven years' transportation.[6][7] According to Scottish House secretary Moyna Scotland, the tendency to disguise Scottish associations was mirrored in Australia: 'Scots did what they were told to do when they came to Australia assimilate and integrate and they almost disappeared', and consequently one aim of Tartan Day is to help Australians reconnect with their Scottish ancestry.[8] A tartan revival started in 1822, and Queensland and Australia have their own tartans.[9]

In 1989 the Scottish Australian Heritage Council began to encourage Australians to wear tartan on July 1,[10] when more than half a million Australians gather for a celebration of Scottish heritage,[11] combining nostalgia with Australian citizenship ceremonies,[12] and fund-raising for charitable causes such as drought assistance.[13] Australians without a family tartan are invited to wear the Royal Stewart tartan or the military tartan of the Black Watch.[14] Tartan articles worn on the day include hats, ties and socks.[15] There are many pipe band associations in both Australia and New Zealand, some originating in disbanded Second World War army battalions,[16] and almost 30 heritage events in Australia alone.[17] Some clans, notably the McLeods of South Australia, come together in private events to honor their chief, recite Burns, consume haggis and take part in Highland dancing.[18] A butcher in Maclean, New South Wales, 'the Scottish town in Australia', reportedly celebrates the day by selling haggisburgers.[19]

Since 2001 the Scottish Australian Heritage Council and Australian branch of the Scottish National Party have petitioned Canberra for federal recognition of International Tartan Day to celebrate the Scottish contribution to Australian history,[20] including the influence of Scottish radicalism on the trade union movement and the Labor Party, and Australia's allegedly 'egalitarian and meritocratic' society.[21] In 2008 Linda Fabiani, the then Scottish culture minister, floated a proposal to expand the Australian event into an official Scotland Week as part of the Scottish government's international business strategy.[22]

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[GroundHogsMovement]

Well I am Scottish and Irish fight hard as we do and we all brothers last I look! Thank you for sharing!

[laswan5]

Thanks for sending this to me! I shared it on Facebook!

[Neurolanis]

Nice :) NS has always felt like home to me, have yet to see another place that comes close. There's something about historic songs and costumes that helps to remind us about our culture, our roots. I even like bagpipes lol. I like passionate music. :)