ST ANDREWS DAY CELEBRATIONS - 30TH NOVEMBER
On the 30th November, Scots all around the world celebrate St Andrews Day, which is their national day.
The national flag of Scotland is the cross of St Andrews. This is said to be one of the oldest national flags of any country, dating back to the 12th Century. This is known as the Saltire.
St Andrew was Jesus's first disciple and is the patron Saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia. He was one the twelve apostle (of Jesus) and the brother of Simon Peter, and he was a fisherman by trade who lived in Galilee.
St Andrew is believed to have died on a diagonally transversed cross The cross that St Andrew was crucified on has been adopted as the national flag of Scotland, the blue stands for the sky.
St Andrew's Day is often a celebration of general Scottishness with traditional food, music (especially bagpipes) and dancing.
On November 30th the world celebrates St Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s national day. There will be parties galore in Scotland and events happening around the world. Join the celebrations with hosting your own party and decorate the walls and ceilings with scotland bunting and guests can join in the festivities by wearing a plastic scotland bowler hat or a st andrews pop wig.
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