Prepare for a tartan theme wedding, waring your tartan to a wedding, or joining the celebrations on Tartan day or Tartan week. Look out your tartans or buy new ones, or prepare pictures for your website.
I have a tartan headscarf. The label says Lochcarron, Made in Scotland, 100% new wool. GORDON.
Colours
The Gordon scarf colours are black, green and yellow. You can confirm which colours by looking at the fringe.
When are tartan days and Scottish weeks?
Days
Tartan day is held, celebrated, on April 6th in the USA, Canada and parts of Scotland. (It seems to me that New Year's Eve and every day are tartan days in Scotland!) It is also called National Tartan Day and International Tartan Day. Every state in the USA has its own tartan. There are also tartans Buddhists, for Christian clergy, Jews and Muslims.
Weeks
The Scottish Tartan day has been expanded to Scotland Week.
Other opportunities for buying and wearing tartans are at the Edinburgh Festival, which features street performances, comedy in rooms in pubs, sometimes booked through the ticket offices, or free with a donation box handed round, and ticketed theatre performances in theatres, featuring national groups from around the world.
The Lochcarron visitor centre
The Lochcarron visitor centre is south of Edinburgh, making it even nearer to England, and a possible stop if you are driving north. They have a shop, free parking, a picnic area and free refill of water bottles. You can learn about tartans and buy some.
In addition to clothes, you can buy fabric which you can make into your own clothes or cushions.
More Information from these useful websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan_Day
https://www.nms.ac.uk/tartantoday
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