30 November 2013. Co-incidentally St Andrew’s Day (Not St Andrews’), but is close enough. I was told by reliable sources, that our predecessors were MacDonald-Andrews from some or other Lochs or Glens or Cairns. I am not one for disputing reliable information, so there is possibly a spot of Scottish blood left in these veins.
Why should St A’s day be significant for us this year? Well, it is the day that I met Natasha Johnson (that’s her stage name). She is a travel expert (her title on her business card) and she arranges travel bookings. Therefore 30 November is really the birth of ‘How Green is Our Valley.’ Thank you, Natasha.
St Andrew’s Day is the feast day of Saint Andrew (Scots: Saunt Andra), the Patron Saint of Scotland, and it is Scotland’s official National Day.
Schools across Scotland hold special St Andrew's Day events and activities including art shows, Scottish country dancing, lunchtime ceilidhs, dance festivals, storytelling, reciting and writing poems, writing tall tales, cooking traditional Scottish meals, and bagpipe-playing. These events are not a part of a curriculum or expected as a norm, it is an individual schools' choice to recognise the event in celebration.
I suspect there may be a wee bit of drinking as well.
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