Celebrate St Andrews Day

Happy St. Andrew's Day!!

I began learning Gaelic during First Lockdown, so
Là Naomh Anndra!!

Happy St Andrews Day to all Scots from me too!
He is very special saint to me since Paw (DH) and I met in our first term at St A’s , married straight after graduation and were blessed with 47 happy years together until I had to say a last goodbye in our village churchyard three years ago.
Gaudeamus igitur!???????

Is St Andrews Day a public holiday in Scotland?. In Glasgow in the early 1950s, I seem to remember having a day off school on 30th November, but we were told it was to celebrate Winston Churchill's birthday.

When I was teaching we would dedicate a whole day, as many schools do, to it.
Staff and pupils dressed in tartan and we would have a St. Andrew's day concert. where each class had to contribute a song, poem or dance. Parents were invited and they loved it!
We always had quite a few pupils who were Highland dancers and and those learning the violin would also play, . PE that week, would be devoted to Scottish Country dancing.

There was also a Scottish feast in each class, where pupils would get the chance to taste various Scottish treats.
I loved St Andrew's day, it was hard work organising, but so much fun.

In happier times, many of us would go to a ceilidh.

Have a nice day to all in and from Scotland. Is there anything particular that you do to celebrate!?

Wha's like us? Gey few an they're a deid!

Slàinthe!