Let's learn some about Scottish culture, traditions and literature!
SCOTTISH SYMBOLS AND LEGENDS
The National Anthems of Scotland are the songs Flower
of Scotland and Scotland the Brave. “Flower of Scotland” is used by the
national football team in political and sports events and “Scotland the Brave” in order to represent Scotland in the
Commonwealth Games. Additionally, the
flower that represents the Scottish Nation being its National Emblem is the thistle. The most well-known legend in
Scotland is the Loch Ness Monster, whose name is Nessie.
Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom but retains its own legal system,
the Scots Law, which is separated
from England since the Act of Union in 1707. Moreover, it
has its own national church separated from that of England. The National Church of Scotland is The Kirk
since the Protestant Reformation of Scotland in 1560 and a
Protestant and Calvinist Church being independent of the State. The patron saint of Scotland is Saint Andrew.
LITERATURE
Scottish literature includes
many texts written in English, Scots, Gaelic Scots, French or Latin. The Scottish
national poet, Robert Burns, wrote
in English and in Scots, and other important Scottish writers are Sir Walter Scott, Arthur Conan Doyle and James Matthew Barrie, the author of Peter Pan.
LANGUAGES
Scotland has its own unique family of languages and dialects.
It causes a strong sense of "Scottish-ness", i.e. a Scottish
patriotic sense. Languages of Scotland are divided into Celtic languages (Scottish Gaelic language, which are spoken in
the Islands Hebridesand and in Highlands), Germanic languages (Scots language, spoken in the south of Scotland and in Lowlands; and English language of Scotland (spoken throughout Scotland). This country is
called “Scotland” in English and
Scots language, and “Alba” in
Scottish Gaelic language.
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