Scotland
Basic facts
National symbols
St Andrew's Cross
St Andrew is Patron Saint of Scotland. One of Christ’s four apostles. Died in Greece tied to a traverse cross for two days. His relicts were taken to Scotland. The town of St Andrews grew up around the church which was built to house the relicts. November 30 is the Scottish national holiday.
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National symbols
Thistle
The legend says that when the Scots
fought with the Vikings in 1263 the
Vikings wanted to surprise the Scots
army under cover of darkness. They walked
on patches of thistles with their bare feet and their howling cries of pain alerted the Scots who won the day.
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National symbols
Royal Standard
Also known as the Lion Rampant. Its use originated in the 11th century. Nowadays it is used officially at the Scottish royal residences of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, and Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire when the King is not in residence.
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Typically Scottish
Bagpipes
Their history goes back to the 14th
century. They were carried to battles. In
the 18th century they were forbidden to weaken Gealic culture. During world wars Highland regiments used pipers to recognise individual regiments. Because of high casualty rates they stopped using them.
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Typically Scottish
Kilt
Originally it is the traditional dress of
men and boys in the Scottish Highlands.
Most often it is worn on formal
occasions and at Highland games
and sports events. The tartan patterns used to characterised individual clans, nowadays they represent individual regions, counties, societies, schools.
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Typically Scottish
br. 1 St Andrew’s Cross
Obr. 6 Clans and their tartan patterns
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Typically Scottish
Highland Cattle
A Scottish breed of cattle. Their meat is leaner because they
get protected from cold from their hair. They are bred in cold
climates on inhospitable
lands that would not be
able to bring an
agricultural profit.
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Typically Scottish
Whisky
Its history goes back to the 15 th century. Produced from
water and malted barley. It cannot contain any added
substances than caramel colouring. Minimum alcoholic
strength is 40%. If a product is called
whiskey, it was not produced in Scotland.
Obr. 8 a 9 Whisky distillery
(Zdroj: vlastné spracovanie)
National dish
Haggis
sheep intestines and other internal organs served
with mashed potatoes and turnip
Tastes much better than it sounds!
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Economy
There has been a shift from manufacturing industries to services in last decades. Leading industries are:
Places of Interest
Edinburgh
Obr. 11 Edinburgh Castle
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Places of Interest
Edinburgh
The official residence of the
British monarch in Scotland.
Obr. 13 Palace of Holyroodhouse
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Obr. 12 Holyrood Abbey
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Places of Interest
Loch Ness
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Places of Interest
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Scottish Highlands
Places of Interest
Scara Brae – Europe's most complete Neolithic village
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Situated in Orkney Island.
Ingenious Nation
Obr. 19 – 25 Inventions made by Scots
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Ingenious Nation
adhesive postage stamps
anaestetics iron bridges
logarithms penicilin
marmalade
Halloween
radar defense system
Famous Scottish People
Scottish Gaelic
buildings…
Obr. 26 a 27 Examples of Gaelic
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Scottish Gaelic and English
Gaelic words in Modern English
mac (in surnames) = son (e.g. MacDonald)
clan = family
loch = lake
pet = tame animal
plaid = blanket
slogan = battle-cry
whisky = water of life
Scottish Independence
Quiz
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ZOZNAM BIBLIOGRAFICKÝCH ODKAZOV
FRANK, Jan: Skotsko. 1. vydanie. Praha: Libri, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7277-344-2
Famous Scottish people [online] [citované 24. 05. 2014]. Dostupné z http://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/the-scottish-people/famous-scottish-people/
Scotland [online] [citované 24. 05. 2014]. Dostupné z
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland
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