Saint Andrew’s Day St Andrews Day is on 30 November On this day, Scots all around the world celebrate their national day, with traditional food, music (especially bagpipes) and dancing http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/months/andrew.html Who was saint Andrew? Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Romania and Russia St Andrew was one of the Twelve Apostles and brother of Simon Peter (Saint Peter) He was a fisherman by trade, who lived in Galilee (in present-day Israel.) Who was saint Andrew? People think that St Andrew died on a diagonally transverse cross, used by the Romans for executions This cross has been adopted as the national flag of Scotland, also known as the Saltire The blue stands for the sky symbols The Royal Arms of Scotland is a coat of arms symbolising Scotland The thistle: a group of Scots were sleeping in a field when a group of Vikings crept up to attack One of the Vikings stood on a thistle, whose prickles penetrated through to his foot and made him yell with pain His cries woke the sleeping Scots who were able to fight off their attackers TRADITIONS On the day before St Andrew's Day, it was traditional for girls to pray to St Andrew for a husband A girl wishing to marry could throw a shoe at a door If the toe of the shoe pointed in the direction of the exit, then she would marry and leave her parents' house within a year She could also peel a whole apple without breaking the peel and throw the peel over the shoulder If the peel formed a letter of the alphabet, then this suggested the name of her future groom St Andrew’s Day Quiz Which of these is the national flag of Scotland ? What is the capital city of Scotland? Aberdeen (a) Dundee Dundee (b) Glasgow Glasgow (c) Edinburgh Edinburgh Who is the Patron Saint of Scotland? (a) St Patrick (b) St Andrew (c) St David What is the national flower of Scotland? (a) shamrock (b) daffodil (c) thistle What is the traditional Scottish meal made of sheep’s intestines and cereal ? (a) Bara Brith (b) Haggis (c) Pain au Chocolat What is the National Dress of Scotland? (a) Kilt (b) Toga (c) Kimono What is the national musical instrument of Scotland? (a) Harp (b) Fiddle (c) Bagpipe What are Scotland’s official languages? (a) English and French (b) English and Scottish Gaelic (c) English and Irish What does loch (as in loch Ness) mean? (a) Lake (b) Mountain (c) Monster What does Mac mean in names like MacGregor and MacDonald? (a) Son of (b) Father of (c) Family What is the Scottish name of New Year’s Eve? (a)Eisteddfod (b) Hogmanay (c) Céad míle fáilte Which sport was first played in Scotland? (a) Football (b) Rugby (c) Golf The first British team to win the European Cup was… (a) Celtic (b) Rangers (c) Manchester United They beat Inter Milan 2-1 in 1967 [...]...What is the national flower of Scotland? (a) shamrock (b) daffodil (c) thistle What is the traditional Scottish meal made of sheep’s intestines and cereal ? (a) Bara Brith (b) Haggis (c) Pain au Chocolat What is the National Dress of Scotland? (a) Kilt (b) Toga (c) Kimono What is the national musical instrument of Scotland? (a) Harp (b) Fiddle (c) Bagpipe What are Scotland s official languages? (a)... in names like MacGregor and MacDonald? (a) Son of (b) Father of (c) Family What is the Scottish name of New Year’s Eve? (a)Eisteddfod (b) Hogmanay (c) Céad míle fáilte Which sport was first played in Scotland? (a) Football (b) Rugby (c) Golf The first British team to win the European Cup was… (a) Celtic (b) Rangers (c) Manchester United They beat Inter Milan 2-1 in 1967 .. .Saint Andrew’s Day St Andrews Day is on 30 November On this day, Scots all around the world celebrate their national day, with traditional food, music (especially... http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/months/andrew.html Who was saint Andrew? Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Romania and Russia St Andrew was one of the Twelve Apostles and brother of Simon Peter (Saint Peter) He was... Andrew’s Day Quiz Which of these is the national flag of Scotland ? What is the capital city of Scotland? Aberdeen (a) Dundee Dundee (b) Glasgow Glasgow (c) Edinburgh Edinburgh Who is the Patron Saint