Scotland Culture

The rich Scotland culture has gone through many changes since the past years. Scotland was mostly inhabited by the Celtic decedents in the Scottish Highlands. Scots dominated the Southern part of the country.

Mostly the Scots are smart and vigilant. There is some influence of the Nordic and Anglo Saxon people on the culture of Scotland.

The church going majority in Scotland are the members of the Scotland church. The Scottish people always had a thirst for learning. Farmers called crofters live on the north western coastal region of Scotland. They live in houses built of pebbles and stones. Apart from farming the people are interested in forestry, cottage industries and road work.

The Highlands are famous for more than 100 clans and these groups of people are famous for sports and athletic shows. There are also some Bagpipers and Highland dancers.

The Scottish culture is very energetic. The Edinburgh’s International Festival of Music and Drama reflects the culture of Scotland. It is one of the biggest cultural events.

Most of the traditional practices in Scotland have died out but still some minority groups follow them. People now don’t believe in evil spirits.

Marriage is always a huge event in the culture of Scotland and it is celebrated with pomp and show. ‘Hand fasting’ was one of the most important customs of Scotland. It was a custom in which if marriage did not happen between two people then they were allowed to get married somewhere else.

Scotland Clothing

Scotland clothing mainly features the tartan which is the traditional dress of Scotland. People of the Highland Scots mostly wear this dress. Kilt was the one of the traditional Scotland dress of the people.

The modern Scotland clothing comprises of jackets, sporran, skean dhu, kilt hose and garters. Kilt is only worn by men because it is male garment. Very few people wear tartans and these Scotland traditional dresses are mostly found in the tourist markets. Seldom you can see a tartan trouser or tartan bonnet.

Ladies prefer to wear well cut curtain skirt. The length of the skirt mostly depends on the fashion trend. Some ladies prefer to wear calf-length skirts with belts. They also wear blouses with cuffs or collars. Velvet silk jackets are also worn by the people.

For daily wear men wear dresses according to their need. They wear shirts, pullovers or an anork. Different varieties of shoes and stockings can be worn.

People do not like to wear tartan ties. Due to the hot weather jackets are avoided. Ties are mostly worn with jackets in churches, parades and receptions. Feathers are not allowed on the bonnets.