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  1. Tartan Day 2024
    • Saturday, 6 April
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    The Tartan Day parade of Scottish porteños was inaugurated in Buenos Aires on 6 April 2006 and is organized by the Scottish Argentine Society every year. A symbolic key to the gate of Arbroath's Abbey is carried to mark the date in 1320 that inspired this celebration. Three million Australians are either Scottish or of Scottish descent.
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    Tartan Day originated in Canada in the mid-1980s, where just over 15% of the population is of Scottish descent.
    In 1998, the efforts of the coalition and the Caledonian Foundation (led then by JoAnne Phipps), with the legislative sponsorship of Senator Trent Lott, resulted in United States Senate Resolution No. 155 (introduced March 6, 1998) to adopt April 6 as National Tartan Day.
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    However not until 1997 was this influence recognized by a single-year U.S. Senate Resolution that appeared in the Congressional Record of April 7, 1997. In 1998, National Tartan Day of April 6 was officially recognized on a permanent basis when the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 155 recognizing April 6th as National Tartan Day.
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    Tartan Day - Wikipedia

    Tartan Day is celebration of Scottish heritage and the cultural contributions of Scottish and Scottish-diaspora figures of history. The name refers to tartan, a patterned woollen cloth associated with Scotland. The event originated in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1987. It spread to other communities of the … See more

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    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 (the name of which is Latin for 'New Scotland');… See more

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    Argentina has around 100,000 people of Scottish descent, the largest such community outside … See more

    The Scottish Government (sometimes the broader Government of the UK), along with regional Scottish governmental bodies (including city councils of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and … See more

    Kirkin' o' the Tartan, a ceremony involving the blessing of family tartans See more

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  7. Tartan Day | Scotland.org

    WebTartan Day is a global event to celebrate people's Scottish heritage and culture, held on different dates in various countries. Learn about the history, traditions and achievements of Scotland and its diaspora, and join the …

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