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	Tartan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the days of Martin, the tartans seemed to be used to distinguish the inhabitants of different districts and not the inhabitants of different families as at present.
		The tartan of a Scottish clan is a sequence of colors and shades unique to the material, authorised by the clan society for use by members of that clan for kilts, ties, and other garments and decorations.
		In the Celtic regions of Cornwall and Wales tartans and kilts have been adopted as part of the 19th and 20th century Celtic revival and the traditional Northumbrian tartan, known in Scotland as the Shephard's Tartan, perhaps the oldest tartan design in Britain, is common and worn by Northumbrian Pipers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tartan (1416 words)

	Tartan Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tartan Day celebrates the existing and historical links between Scotland and Scottish descendants overseas.
		In North America Tartan Day is held on April 6, the anniversary of the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was created in 1320 whereas in Australia and New Zealand, it is held on July 1, the anniversary of the repeal of the Act of Proscription in 1782.
		Not only was the United States Declaration of Independence modeled on that inspirational document but also almost half of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were of Scottish descent and the Governors in 9 of the original 13 States were of Scottish ancestry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tartan_Day (625 words)

	Tartan Day Events
		Tartan Day ceremonies are planned for the afternoon of Friday, April 7, 2006, in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
		The Commissioner's Court declares the day to be Tartan Day and the weekend to be Highland Weekend in Bexar (pronounced "bear") County.
		Tartan Day in Australia is celebrated on 1 July, the day Royal Assent was granted to the Act repealing the Act of Proscription, prohibiting the wearing of any Scottish national dress or the playing of bagpipes.
	www.rampantscotland.com /features/tartanday.htm (8407 words)

	About Tartan Day
		A day in which all people could pay tribute to the powerful symbol of the Tartan, which served as a representation of Scottish strength, perseverance, and reverence for family in Scottish history.
		The tartan is comprised of a pattern and colors that symbolize Colorado's splendor and history.
		The official state tartan is a Celtic and a "district" tartan that may be worn by any resident or friend of Colorado whether or not of Celtic heritage.
	home.att.net /~duchessedalbany (642 words)

	National Tartan Day
		Here are some facts about Tartan Day from the recent newsletter of the Clan Ross Association of Canada, Inc., courtesy of our ever-vigilant secretary Ian Mackay Ross.
		Tartan Day was established for people of Scottish heritage in the "New World" to show pride in their background and respect for their pioneer ancestors who were instrumental in developing the countries in which they now live.
		Tartan Day originated in Nova Scotia, Canada, with a proposal from the Federation of Scottish Clans.
	www.electricscotland.com /tartnday.htm (1428 words)

	It's Kilt Day!
		It was not until the Scottish (Jacobite) rebellions, the outlawing of bagpipes and the prohibition of the wearing of Highland garb (both kilts and tartans) in 1746-1747, that the Lowland Scots gradually adopted Highland dress as a form of rebellion against the Crown.
		It is a day in which everyone that owns a kilt should make an extra effort to hang up their pants, break out their favorite kilt, and show they are proud to stand up to "trouser tyranny." You love your Mother every day..
		Tartan Day (April 6th) is dedicated to the celebration of the Scottish influence in America.
	www.kiltday.com (4071 words)

	Origins of Tartan Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The idea of setting aside one day each year to honor the role of Scots in the early history of Canada was first introduced in a meeting of the Federation of Scottish Clans in Nova Scotia in February 1986, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
		However the first Tartan Day in the United States at the national level was observed on April 6th, 1997.
		However, on the morning of March 20, 1998, the proposed Resolution that was to establish Tartan day had not been brought to the floor for action.
	tartan.tv /Web/Site/NewSite/Directory/TartanDay/TartanDay_Origin.asp (945 words)

	Tartan Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The idea of setting aside one day each year to honour the role of Scots in the early history of Canada was first introduced in a meeting of the Federation of Scottish Clans in Nova Scotia in February 1986, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
		At this meeting, the president of the Clan Cameron Society of Nova Scotia, C. William Crowell, suggested that instituting an annual Scots Day or Tartan Day would be a worthwhile means of encouraging people to wear Highland attire.
		Tartan Day is indeed a significant day for all Americans.” Thus the US Senate decided that National Tartan Day would be celebrated on April 6th every year and on this day in 1997 and so the celebration of Scots-American heritage was born.
	www.tartan.tv /Web/Site/NewSite/Directory/Programmes/Tartan-day.asp (815 words)

	Tartan Week 2006 News- Scotland's Tartan Day
		Martha Walls, Randy Gregory and I, members of the board of directors Of the National Capital Tartan Day Committee, witnessed the proceedings from the galleries and later met with Mr.
		McIntyre is going to invite members of Congress to attend the Tartan Day reception at Fort McNair on behalf of the committee and the St. Andrew's Society.
		Tartan Day 'welcome home' kicks off its week long festival celebrating the best of Scotland with a Gathering of the Clans under the historic arches of Arbroath Abbey.
	www.scotlandstartanday.com /news.htm (2107 words)

	TARTAN DAY - USA
		Many of the words and phrases used in the Declaration of Arbroath, wherein the long-ago nobles of Scotland, demanded recognition of their rights from the Pope in Rome, are echoed in the American declaration of Independence, and it can be no coincidence that almost half of the signatories of the latter were of Scottish ancestry.
		Whereas the Irish St Patrick’s Day occurs in the Spring, when the weather in North America and, indeed, in Northern Europe, is favourable for outdoor activities, St Andrews Day on 30th November is more often than not cold and wet, not exactly encouraging for parades and celebrations in the open air.
		Tartan Day represents a platform from which to present a vibrant and vital Scotland of the future.
	www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/scotland/sitepages/tdindex.asp (1125 words)

	Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Tartan Week - Plaid it again, Uncle Sam
		Professor Tom Devine of Aberdeen University has laid into the Kirking of the Tartan, the blessing of a bolt of plaid cloth which serves as the solemn centrepiece of many Highland games in the US, claiming that it is utterly inauthentic.
		She was wearing a tartan pinafore, had plaid ribbons in her hair and waved at the applauding crowd with the aplomb of a movie star.
		But, as Tartan day rolls around again, and we all take a grim pleasure in sending up the attitudes of our North American cousins, its time to ask whether we could all be a bit more relaxed about our cultural traditions, and whether we should all put in a little homework in our garages.
	heritage.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=261&id=308332005 (1645 words)

	The Tartan trail
		The Tunes of Glory event in 2002, with 10,000 pipers and drummers marching in the streets of New York, was a magnificent spectacle that c aptured the imagination of the world.
		The anniversary of its signing is the date on which Tartan Day is held.
		Tartan Day is now firmly part of the US calendar and a welcome signal that the Scots-American relationship can only strengthen in the 21st century.
	www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/scotland/sitepages/tdwhatis.asp (589 words)

	tartan day ohio - home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On March 20, 1998, The United States Senate designated April 6th of each year as “National Tartan Day.” Tartan Day honors an important day in the history of all free people.
		The Declaration states, “We fight not for glory nor riches, nor honors, but for freedom alone, which no man gives up but with his life.” These daring words were the inspiration and template for our Declaration of Independence.
		Tartan Day recognizes the contributions of Scotts and Scottish Americans to the history and development of the United States as they played a major role in the founding of the nation.
	www.tartandayreynoldsburg.com (126 words)

	April 6th is TARTAN DAY!!!! - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tartan Day, April 6th, is a publicly recognized National holiday in the USA.
		If anyone wants to know tartan is appropriate to wear with their surname, contact me by PM, I used to work for James Pringle and i still have all the books that associate surnames to each tartan.
		She said one day (post 911) she was waiting in line to get in - past the metal detectors and the security.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=16833 (740 words)

	Scotland Guide - Traditions and Culture - Tartan and Tartan Day
		This date was chosen because 6th April 1320 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath (see [11.3]), which formed the basis for the US Declaration of Independence.
		In the days of Martin the tartans seemed to be used to distinguish the inhabitants of different districts, and not the members of different families as at present.
		The use of tartan in Scotland predates the kilt as tartan appeared as a design before the small kilt was invented.
	www.siliconglen.com /Scotland/12_5.html (436 words)

	Canada’s Scots and Tartan Day Celebrations
		The idea of setting aside one day each year to honour the role of Scots in the early history of Canada was put forward in the late 1980s by Mrs.
		Her persistence paid off, when the Clans and Scottish Societies of Canada endorsed her idea and convinced Ontario MPP Bill Murray to put forward a Private Member’s Bill in the Ontario Legislature, to adopt Tartan Day in Ontario, which was passed on December 19, 1991, with unanimous support of all three parties.
		He also reported on the efforts of CASSOC to establish Tartan Day as a national day to celebrate our Scottish heritage in Canada and explained the concept of the event celebrated in Canada since 1987.
	www.electricscotland.com /canada/tartan_day.htm (2020 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Tartan Day drums up support
		The celebrations in New York and other venues across the United States are part of the 5th annual Tartan Day programme.
		Tartan Day was first formalised by the US Senate in 1998 to mark the Declaration of Arbroath on 6 April 1320, when a group of Scottish nobles swore independence from England.
		Supporters of Tartan Day hope it could eventually gain the same status and profile for Scotland as St Patrick's Day does for the Irish Republic.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/2919213.stm (402 words)

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		On this day, we honor the proud heritage and many accomplishments of Scottish Americans.
		Many individual states had Tartan Days on their own calendars.
		It was hoped that the adoption of a National Tartan Day would promote observances that would commemorate all the best in Scottish history and culture and highlight the great contributions that Scots and Scots-Americans have made to the history and development of the United States.
	www.asgf.org /2.html (528 words)

	Information about Tartan Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The day is an occasion to recognize and reflect upon the tremendous contribution the Scots have made to the nation.
		In those days, Lowlanders were not at all interested in dressing themselves in the attire of a group of people they held in low regard.
		The influence of the tartan manufacturers helped this along, and in 1831 the first book on clans and tartans was published.
	clanmurray.org /murraytd.html (1212 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Tartan Week
		JACK McConnell will today compare the post-devolution era to the Scottish Enlightenment in his Tartan Day address to mark the 686th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath.
		IS the Tartan Day in New York just a junket for some lucky politicians and hangers-on, and is it worth more than £100 million?
		JACK McConnell last night donned a subdued tartan kilt for his arrival at the Dressed to Kilt...
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=261 (503 words)

	MN Tartan Day - (the MN tartan) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The colors found in these tartans are symbols of Minnesota.
		The primary color is the Minnesota Tartan is Blue.
		Black for the fl in the loon (the state bird), highways and byways, and wild rice (the state grain).
	tartandaymn.org /mntartan.html (209 words)

	Tartan Day - Scottish Culture
		April 6th was the day that the Scottish Declaration of Independence, the “Declaration of Arbroath” which was signed in 1320 AD.
		Scotland’s National celebration of Tartan Day will be celebrated in the town of Arbroath, Angus for the second year in a row.
		Kilmarnock, Scotland will be holding it’s Tartan Day on April 9th and the event will include Scottish food, music, dancing, and crafts in the Gateway in the Town Center.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art3618.asp (595 words)

	TARTAN DAY - USA
		Here we have articles on the history of Tartan Day and a review of last years celebrations, a report from this years events and an article on international Tartan Day.
		These articles offer an interesting insight into the history of Tartan Day and what it means to people today.
		A history of Tartan Day and review of Tartan Day 2001 - By Roddy Martine.
	www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/scotland/sitepages/tdhome.asp (253 words)

	Tartan Day - What's On (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Society will be holding a Tartan Day event on Sunday April 6th 2003 at The Forest Theatre in Carmel California.
		Tartan Day Ball, Penthouse,University Club of St. Paul, Social hour, Dinner, Address to the Haggis, Kilt Christening, Dancing to Thistledown with Bonny McIntyre calling.Tickets $40.
		Tartan Day High Tea sponsored by St. Andrew's Society of the Black Hills City Auditorium, Sturgis, SD Begins at 4 p.m.
	www.tartanday.com /whats_on.htm (2704 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Lift for Tartan Day celebrations
		Discussions are also being held with the Tartan Authority - a body made up of the six biggest kilt makers - and the US Consulate, which is an official partner in the celebrations.
		This year's Tartan Day event, supported by Sir Sean Connery, marked the Declaration of Arbroath and highlighted the achievements of Scots around the world.
		Vice-president Harry Ritchie is among those who think there should be a national holiday on the day when the historic document was drafted in 1320.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/4104271.stm (467 words)

	Baxters Jewellers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Clan tartan is not as ancient as tartan and may not have been around until the forty-five. In forty-five an act was passed banning the wear of Highland dress. It would now become a nostalgic symbol. In 1822 King George visited Scotland and it is said he may have worn Royal Stewart Tartan.
		New tartans take their name from places, people or events. The wearing of tartan has increased over the years and is a comfortable and practical form of dress.
		The Black Watch tartan is the name of a regiment, it is not a clan. The name came from the Highland men who acted as a police force and wore the dark tartan. The regiment still wear the original tartan.
	www.baxtersjewellers.com /acatalog/All_Products_Tartan_Teddies_8.html (756 words)

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