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739:. Observing various Tartan Day activities in Canada and in the US at the state and county level, a March 8–10, 1996, meeting of Scottish-heritage organization leaders chaired by John H. Napier III, which included Duncan MacDonald of the Caledonian Foundation, and Neil Fraser of the Clans and Scottish Societies of Canada, among others, proposed nationalizing the idea in the US, to unanimous approval of the attendees. After promotional advertisements were placed in heritage and genealogy publications including
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431:, Ontario, an annual Gathering of the Clans takes place each year, usually on April 6 or the Sunday nearest to it, on Parliament Hill at noon with pipes, drums, and dancing hosted by the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band, Canada's oldest civilian pipe band. The 2023 celebrations were on April 23, and were the 15th year that the pipe band has hosted the event. Canada's official tartan is the Maple Leaf tartan, designed in 1964 became an official national symbol in March 2011 ahead of Tartan Day.
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751:, the first (unofficial) Tartan Day in the United States observed at the national level was on April 6, 1997. Wanting to make the holiday official, the Scottish Coalition USA (comprising the American-Scottish Foundation, the Association of Scottish Games and Festivals, the Council of Scottish Clans & Associations, Living Legacy of Scotland, the Scottish-American Military Society, and Scottish Heritage USA, and at that time also including the now-defunct
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in the role of grand marshall. By 2002, the "Tunes of Glory" parade, organized by
American piper Magnus Orr, Scottish piper (living in Canada) Thomas Grotrian, and the newly formed National Tartan Day New York Committee, included 8,250 pipers and drummers marching through the streets of New York, led
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also that year quoted an anonymous promoter in
Edinburgh saying that Tartan Day "doesn't resonate with young Scots", including designers who will not attend the events because they don't find them "relevant". Alan Bain of the American Scottish Foundation, at Tartan Day organizer, disagreed because
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Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (based in North Carolina) said in 2015 that the event was too thinly attended and media-covered, given its potential, compared to other ethnic celebrations, and an
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Scottish American. The parade includes pipe bands (typically around 3,000 bagpipers in total), and contingents from clan societies, Highland games organizers, Scottish-American societies, the New York Mounted Police, alumni clubs of Scottish universities, and
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on Tartan Day abroad leading to job creation in
Scotland, and called the holiday "an opportunity to promote enduring connections with Scotland, including trade, investment, tourism and culture" and "a platform ... to promote Scotland in some of our most important markets". The 2023 National
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Resolution No. 155 (introduced March 6, 1998) to adopt April 6 as
National Tartan Day. The resolution passed March 20, 1998, "to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish Americans to the United States"; it also referred to the predominance of Scots among the
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legislatures to recognize April 6 as Tartan Day. The first such proclamation was by Nova Scotia in April 1987. On
December 19, 1991, in response to action initiated by the Clans & Scottish Societies of Canada, the Ontario Legislature passed a resolution proclaiming 6 April as Tartan Day,
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Australians are either Scottish or of Scottish descent. International Tartan Day in Australia is celebrated on a regional basis in most states on 1 July (or by some community organizations on the nearest Sunday), the anniversary of the Repeal Proclamation of 1782 annulling the
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The first (unofficial) national-level Tartan Day in the US was observed an April 6, 1997, growing from county- and state-level observance inspired by
Canadian events. The holiday was approved by the US Senate in 1998, the House of Representatives in 2005, and the President in 2008.
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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.
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1234:"Events – Tartan Day in Canada (6 April)"
942:presiding officers of Scottish Parliament
576:(along with another Festival Celtique in
477:) and Festival of Scotland and the Kilt (
224:. Tartan Day has expanded into an entire
1383:
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243:, and other Scottish-themed activities.
3310:. University of the West of Scotland /
1813:. London. February 19, 2001. p. 1.
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580:), and a Breton and Celtic event named
534:Tartan day has also been celebrated in
216:, which had banned the male wearing of
208:, now running in four Scottish cities.
183:figures of history. The name refers to
3621:National New York Tartan Day Committee
3381:
3371:
1934:from the original on November 12, 2021
1924:"C-214 An Act respecting a Tartan Day"
1897:"C-214 An Act respecting a Tartan Day"
1600:Hornsby and Upper North Shore Advocate
1409:
1363:
1205:Bellassai, John King (April 3, 2020).
3616:National Capital Tartan Day Committee
1542:Eslea MacDonald, Peter (March 2021).
769:Founding Fathers of the United States
403:MacKeracher-Watson, president of the
255:in Nova Scotia (the name of which is
235:The events typically have parades of
7:
3788:Recurring events established in 1986
3778:Public holidays in the United States
3462:"Leading the march for Harris Tweed"
3410:. September 14, 2010. Archived from
2760:Brancaz, Lauren Ann-Killian (2016).
2567:. American-Scottish Foundation. 2022
1496:Gilchrist, Jim (December 15, 2008).
890:, and a pre-qualifying race for the
773:American Declaration of Independence
699:From 2004 through 2013, the city of
58:. Connery wore a kilt made with the
2927:Scottish-Enterprise-MediaCentre.com
2709:"Bring yer pipes, drums and kilts!"
2660:from the original on April 24, 2023
2512:from the original on March 31, 2023
1861:. Statistics Canada. Archived from
1468:GeorgeWBush-WhiteHouse.Archives.gov
261:provinces and territories of Canada
3489:Warburton, Simon (April 6, 2022).
3245:Scottish Development International
2617:"A Lott of reasons to honor Scots"
1629:"Tartan Details - South Australia"
1267:; Monnin, Marisa (April 6, 2015).
735:There are an estimated 25 million
292:100,000 people of Scottish descent
175:and the cultural contributions of
25:
3578:. Scottish Business Network. 2023
3572:"The New York Scottish Challenge"
2787:Mackay, Thomas (April 14, 2023).
2217:(in French). 2006. Archived from
2187:(in French). 2007. Archived from
2157:(in French). 2014. Archived from
2127:(in French). 2008. Archived from
2097:(in French). 2004. Archived from
1807:"Ex-pats Demand Day Down Under".
1173:Confederation of British Industry
1064:Department for Business and Trade
511:; the 2007 edition also included
464:Jour du tartan celtique en France
3828:Spring (season) events in Canada
3271:"Scottish Connections Framework"
3165:Government of the United Kingdom
2842:"Scotland Run – Sunday 30 March"
2768:(18). pp. 69–87, paras. 23, 25.
2532:"U.S. Census [homepage]"
2290:Rossin, CĂ©cile (June 17, 2017).
1954:"The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band"
1613:"Coastal Scots get into kilts".
1308:"History of National Tartan Day"
1207:"The True Meaning of Tartan Day"
599:
27:Celebration of Scottish heritage
3546:"Annual Tartan Day Celebration"
3517:Smith, Kenny (April 19, 2022).
3048:Amery, Rachel (April 6, 2022).
2006:. March 9, 2011. Archived from
1882:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
775:was "modelled on" the Scottish
623:"Tartan Day" "New Zealand"
3636:Official Scotland Week website
3314:External Affairs Directorate.
3027:AmericanScottishFoundation.com
2983:"McConnell to join Tartan Day"
2565:AmericanScottishFoundation.com
2321:Channel 39 Southern Television
1978:. Scottish Register of Tartans
1681:. June 30, 1989. p. 1, col. 8.
1106:Scottish Connections Framework
1021:presentation at Tartan Day in
407:Society of Canada, petitioned
329:or the military tartan of the
1:
2774:10.4000/etudesecossaises.1074
2561:"The Scottish Coalition, USA"
1972:"Tartan Details - Maple Leaf"
1748:"Things to do this weekend".
1346:Congressional Record – Senate
540:Brocéliande (Paimpont) forest
436:Minister of Canadian Heritage
3823:Scottish-New Zealand culture
3626:American-Scottish Foundation
2241:"Que célèbre le Tartan Day?"
1762:
1707:. June 30, 2005. p. 22.
1637:Scottish Register of Tartans
1617:. June 27, 2002. p. 23.
1396:Congressional Record – House
1312:NationalCapitalTartanDay.com
1071:National Theatre of Scotland
548:('Breton Tartan Day' in the
3813:Scottish-Australian culture
2540:United States Census Bureau
2343:"Check out tartan festival"
1570:University of Alabama Press
1159:(Edinburgh). For 2022, the
1079:National Galleries Scotland
1075:National Trust for Scotland
992:National Assembly of Québec
794:US House of Representatives
480:Fête de l’Ecosse et du kilt
396:) in Canada, first held in
3844:
3606:The Scottish Coalition USA
2271:(in French). June 14, 2017
2061:"France Celtic Tartan Day"
2030:"France Celtic Tartan Day"
1796:. July 1, 1993. p. 1.
1564:Ray, Celeste, ed. (2005).
1031:Scottish culture secretary
860:Scotland's tourism board,
3818:Scottish-Canadian culture
3808:Scottish-American culture
3803:Scottish-American history
3773:Public holidays in Canada
3611:New York Tartan Week Site
3223:
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2591:Tartan Day Washington D.C
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2373:Clan Matheson New Zealand
1793:The Sydney Morning Herald
1416:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
1370:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
1157:Scotch Whisky Association
974:(the presiding officer),
828:New York City Tartan Week
688:, a region that includes
39:
3783:Parades in North America
1703:"Scottish celebration".
1114:Diaspora Engagement Plan
1007:Homecoming Scotland 2014
443:prime minister of Canada
351:Maclean, New South Wales
315:Act of Proscription 1746
210:International Tartan Day
3735:Traditional days/events
3601:National Tartan Day USA
996:Scottish First Minister
982:, who also visited the
958:Lord Provost of Glasgow
929:(sometimes the broader
876:Scottish country dances
777:Declaration of Arbroath
362:Government of Australia
358:Scottish National Party
278:Participating countries
199:Declaration of Arbroath
46:The Scottish actor Sir
3701:Early May bank holiday
3120:Edinburgh Evening News
2848:. 2008. Archived from
2471:. 2022. Archived from
2067:. 2004. Archived from
2036:. 2002. Archived from
1110:US Engagement Strategy
1091:Grand Central Terminal
1042:Edinburgh Evening News
892:New York City Marathon
866:
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554:Château de la Groulais
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3496:The Press and Journal
3331:– via Gov.scot.
2719:on February 27, 2009.
2317:"National Tartan Day"
2211:"Le Mot du Président"
2010:on September 30, 2013
1976:TartanRegister.gov.uk
1790:"News and Features".
1777:News Review Messenger
1678:Sydney Morning Herald
1633:TartanRegister.gov.uk
1551:ScottishTartans.co.uk
1339:"National Tartan Day"
1185:Kirkin' o' the Tartan
1017:gave a Scotland post-
888:New York Road Runners
771:and claimed that the
707:fundraiser named the
418:private member's bill
2622:The Washington Times
2597:on December 17, 2022
2475:on November 29, 2022
2349:. New Zealand Herald
2305:– via Actu.fr.
2221:on November 30, 2006
2151:"Edito du Président"
2131:on November 12, 2008
2121:"Edito du Président"
2101:on November 30, 2006
1013:. Former First Min.
1009:, a followup to the
931:Government of the UK
782:The Washington Times
764:United States Senate
360:have petitioned the
327:royal Stewart tartan
319:penal transportation
50:with members of the
3726:Saint Stephen's Day
3711:Summer Bank Holiday
3706:Spring bank holiday
3414:on January 25, 2019
3408:Scottish Government
3349:Scottish Government
3312:Scottish Government
3283:Scottish Government
3249:Scottish Enterprise
3237:"About the network"
2961:Scottish Parliament
2931:Scottish Enterprise
2820:Fashion Week Online
2650:"Tartan Day Events"
2506:Scottish Government
2469:Scottish Government
2191:on January 12, 2007
1615:Gold Coast Bulletin
1566:Transatlantic Scots
1350:Library of Congress
1168:Chamber of Commerce
1145:Walker's Shortbread
984:Canadian Parliament
965:Scottish Parliament
927:Scottish Government
896:Scottish dog breeds
847:New York City Mayor
545:Breizh Tartan Deizh
300:was inaugurated in
195:National Tartan Day
3155:(April 13, 2023).
3082:(April 14, 2023).
1844:Scotland on Sunday
1827:Scotland on Sunday
1675:"Regular Shorts".
1662:TartanHouse.com.au
980:Collette Stevenson
878:; since 2004, the
611:. You can help by
503:on the borders of
171:is celebration of
161:Scottish Canadians
3793:April observances
3760:
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3113:(April 4, 2023).
2852:on March 10, 2008
2766:Études écossaises
2687:NYCTartanWeek.org
2439:TheKiltwalk.co.uk
2347:Northern Advocate
2215:TartanDay.Free.fr
2185:TartanDay.Free.fr
2155:TartanDay.Free.fr
2125:TartanDay.Free.fr
2095:TartanDay.Free.fr
2091:"Journée du Kilt"
2065:TartanDay.Free.fr
2034:TartanDay.Free.fr
1765:, p. 88, note 53.
1720:Illawarra Mercury
1572:. p. 17, note 19.
1462:(April 4, 2008).
1143: / London);
1011:2009 event series
850:Michael Bloomberg
675:Scottish ancestry
671:
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570:Festival Celtique
447:John A. Macdonald
394:Journée du Tartan
181:Scottish-diaspora
173:Scottish heritage
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