Happy St Andrews Day

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
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Message Posted:
30/11/2009 06:17

Today 30th November is St Andrews Day so greeting to all our Scottish friends and all other nationalities as well.

smithy


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Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 07:12

Happy St. Andrews Day to all my wee Scottish friends

Sheila

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
30/11/2009 08:12

RE msg 1, the nurse: (...) Today 30th November is St Andrews Day so greeting to all our Scottish friends and all other nationalities as well. (...)

=> Nurse, I must admit I had to Google it. But now I know: "St. Andrew's Day is the feast day of Saint Andrew. It is celebrated on 30 November. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day is Scotland's official national day . In 2006, the Scottish Parliament designated St. Andrew's Day as an official bank holiday. Although most commonly associated with Scotland, Saint Andrew is also the patron saint of Greece, Romania, Russia and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. In Germany, the feast day is celebrated as Andreasnacht ("St. Andrew's Night"), in Austria with the custom of Andreasgebet ("St. Andrew's Prayer"), and in Poland as Andrzejki ("Andrews")." (Source: Wikipedia).



Isn't this the day that all my Scottish friends eat the world famous 'haggish'..?

newscoop


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Message Posted:
30/11/2009 08:17

Only if they're sado masochists!

Navek



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Message Posted:
30/11/2009 08:19

Happy St Andrews Day

Had my Haggis Neeps n' Tatties last night,

due to pre arranged commitments.

Navek

come_on_aylin


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 08:33

Watch out for the Saltire in the sky today - Happy St. Andrew's Day.

According to legend, in 832 A.D. King Óengus (II) (or King Angus) led the Picts and Scots in battle against the Angles under a king named Athelstan near modern-day Athelstaneford in East Lothian. King Angus and his men were surrounded and he prayed for deliverance. During the night Saint Andrew, who was martyred on a saltire cross, appeared to Angus and assured him of victory. On the following morning a white saltire against the background of a blue sky appeared to both sides. The Picts and Scots were heartened by this, but the Angles lost confidence and were defeated. This saltire design has been the Scottish flag ever since.

Just an explanation of the Saltire not a pop at the Angles

Lilli



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Message Posted:
30/11/2009 08:48

Happy St Andrews Day to all our scots friends.

nurseawful



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Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 08:48

Re Message 3.

Hubby at this moment is out trying to find Haggis, the b.....gers have escaped from their cage it has took us a whole year to breed them. Oh not too bad things looking up he's found at least one behind the shed.



Navec

I hope you weren't down this way yesterday!

Navek



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Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 09:13

Hi nurseawful,



Sorry, ours was caught locally.



A haggis is a small animal native to Scotland.

Because the habitat of the haggis is exclusively mountainous,

and because it is always found on the sides of Scottish mountains,

it has evolved a rather strange gait.

The poor thing has only three legs, and each leg is a different length -

the result of this is that when hunting haggis, you must get them on to a flat plain -

then they are very easy to catch - they can only run round in circles.



After catching your haggis, and dispatching it in time honoured fashion, it is cooked in boiling water for a period of time, then served with tatties and neeps (and before you ask, that's potatoes and turnips).



The haggis is considered a great delicacy in Scotland,

and as many of our compatriots will tell you,

it tastes great.



The noise haggis make during the mating season

gave rise to that other great Scottish invention, the bagpipes,

but that's another story.

Navek

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 09:16

nurse'y i have caught two this morning, you are welcome to one,the little blighters are as quick here..maybe just as quick as the ones in Scotland.

If hubby does not catch one..you are welcome to take one.

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 09:24

we found one this morning drowned in our pool! bless x

matula


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Message Posted:
30/11/2009 09:27

I'm keeping mine for half time at the Jessic quiz tonight!

Tenakoutou



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Message Posted:
30/11/2009 09:36

Through the binoculars, I saw a coupla three Haggis dancing around the rocks under the lights of St. Hilarion Castle, but due to a surfeit of wee drams of 'Glenmorangie' was unable identify them as the same little fellas as I spotted last Hogmanay - those definitely had 'tilts in their kilts'!



Perhaps other porridge-eatin', bagpipe-blowin' Scotties have skegged 'em, too?



Me cobber in Dunedin traps heaps of 'em down Invercargill way - I know, cos I've seen his home videos!

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 16:37

I always associate haggis more with Burns' Nicht, and in fact am just arranging the catering for our

Gaelic choir's in early Feb. Nothing on tonight for St. Andrew's but tomorrow at choir we may get

"cloutie dumpling" made by one of our ex-members, which is delicious, and we will be practising our

Burns songs - along with some Gaelic ones.

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 17:14

Super Photo, Tenakoutou - I can see the likeness

- The one on your profile, that is, with all those squiggly legs!

palacerclass


Joined: 19/11/2008
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Message Posted:
30/11/2009 20:59

yes and im 50 today always on st andrews day the only scottish connection !

same day as sir winsto churchill , billy collony,frank sinatra , gary lineker,george graham and beethoven.

Im a mixture of all those celebs !

jock1



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Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
01/12/2009 13:18

who jam tarted and is it billy cotton......