Celebrate Hogmanay with the spirit of the Loony Dook, Scotland’s chilly New Year’s Day plunge that brings warmth, laughter, and community to the winter festivities.
Continue reading →As the last page of the calendar turns and we bid farewell to another year, Hogmanay celebrations are under way in Scotland, much like the Réveillon in Quebec and the Saint-Sylvestre celebrations in France, and these celebrations stands as beacons of cultural identity and tradition amidst the universal celebration of the New Year. In Scotland, Hogmanay illuminates the … Continue reading →
Happy Hogmanay, Happy Hogman-eh, Happy New Year et Bonne Année 2023! The Scottish word for New Year’s Eve, Hogmanay, refers to the ancient Norse festival of Yule, celebrated at the turn of the year. Today, the New Year’s eve party in Edinburgh, is one of the grandest, most spectacular, and most extravagant street festivals on earth. In Glasgow, the partying … Continue reading →
Dear Friends and Readers, ⌛ Another year is gone…May the New Year 2022 bless you with health, peace, wealth and happiness! Pretty much in all the largest cities of the world as in Scotland – Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Stirling and Inverness – all-night celebrations are traditionally held to welcome the New Year. The Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations are among the largest … Continue reading →
Happy Spooky Halloween Dear Friends! I know its an old-fashioned holiday that actually dates back many centuries, but nice to recall that Halloween actually originates from Scotland. Back then it was called Samhain, a Gaelic and Pagan commemoration of the end of the harvest season. The celebration is mentioned in Celtic literature over two thousand years ago. During Samhain, the … Continue reading →
The countdown to 2020 is well and truly on…..A guid New Year to ane an` a` and mony may ye see! Happy Hogmanay from Scotiana! Our team wishes you all the very best of Scottish travels in 2020 and throughout its decennial 🙂
Continue reading →Dear readers and friends, One of the greatest joys that brings us this end of the year is the opportunity to wish you a very joyful holiday season and a happy and healthy New Year! Let’s welcome 2019 together. We are approaching the big night that marks the arrival of the New Year and in Scotiana’s team native countries, France, … Continue reading →
Happy New Year to all our friends in Scotland and around the world! Haste ye back, we loue you dearly, Call again you’re welcome here. May your days be free from sorrow, And your friends be ever near. May the paths o’er which you wander, Be to you a joy each day. Haste ye back we loue you dearly, Haste … Continue reading →
Scotiana’s team wishes you and yours a very Merry Holiday season and a Happy New Year! ” Nollaig chridheil agus bliadhna mhath ur “ [Gaelic pronounciation: “noll-eg cree-yel ugus blee-anna vah oor”] 🙂 Who made the sea and shore; Thy goodness constantly we prove, And grateful would adore; And, if it please Thee, Power above! Still grant us with such … Continue reading →
Welcome 2014 ! Scotiana’s team is happy to celebrate this great moment in time with you! Happy, Healthy & Peaceful New Year and may all your wishes come true ¸.•*¨*•♫ “Long may your chimney smoke.” [When people had coal fires, if the chimney was smoking it meant they could afford coal and keep warm.] Cheers !!!!! Mairiuna, Jean-Claude, Margaret, Iain … Continue reading →
“One of the most unnatural and shocking truths about the Scotland Christmas celebrations is that there haven’t been any for a long time. Christmas celebration was banned in Scotland for almost 400 years. Oliver Cromwell, who ruled United Kingdom till 1658 AD, passed the ban on Christmas in 1647 which lasted for almost 15 years. Although the ban was lifted … Continue reading →
Hi everybody, WOW Janice ! You’ve whetted my appetite yesterday with your Easter delicious recipes ;-). I couldn’t help to compose a menu… let us say for a festive light supper, with some of my favourite dishes. Here it is: Cream of wild mushrooms soup I remember to have tasted such an unforgettable soup at the Inn of Chapelhill … Continue reading →
Happy Easter to all and may the joys of this day shine very bright upon you! In our conversation today, Mairiuna and I were wondering how Scottish people celebrate Easter. By curiousity, I googled the phrase: “How do the Scottish celebrate Easter?” Answer.com came up in the search results in top position and the answer was: “They don’t, unless they … Continue reading →
Hi Mairiuna! I read this morning that Glasgow is Britain’s most romantic city as posted items increase day before Valentine’s Day! ” (…) GLASWEGIANS sent 11.7 per cent more mail on February 13 2012, compared with the week before (…)” See the excerpt below: Lord Provost of Glasgow Sadie Docherty said she was not surprised by the research results. She … Continue reading →
“When is the best time to plant a tree?” The answer: “Twenty years ago. The second-best time? Today.” Old Proverb World Earth Day is organised by the environmental charity WWF in an attempt to draw greater awareness for climate change and for more action to combat it. To celebrate World Earth Day, hundreds of thousands of people turned off … Continue reading →
