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Tartan Day Ceilidh
This event is Free for all ages!
When: Sunday, April 5th, 2009 - 1pm to 5pm
Winfrey Point Drive
White Rock Lake Dallas
(East side of the lake, near the Dallas Arboretum.)
Bring your lunch and a blanket and enjoy a picnic overlooking White Rock Lake!
The hillside around Winfrey Point House is frequently "dotted"
with families enjoying a Sunday afternoon picnic. Treat your family to Scottish music,
sailboats on the lake, a relaxing picnic on the hillside and
join us as we celebrate
National Tartan Day,
with a festive gathering known in Scotland and Ireland as a ceilidh (like: key-lee
or kay-lee). The afternoon event will be filled
with the sounds of bagpipes, drums, Celtic music,
demonstrations of Highland dancing,
traditional Scottish country dancing and more.
Representatives of various Scottish clans are generally on hand to share with you
something of their clan customs and heritage.
Did you know that at least 25% of
U.S. Presidents have had ancestral ties to Scotland? Clans Munro, Buchanan, and Grant
are all "still alive and well" today! (James Monroe [5th president], James Buchanan
[15th] and Ulysses S. Grant [18th].)
Did you know that Austin, Dallas and Houston are
all Scottish names?
Educational displays will address: "Why we
celebrate National Tartan Day."
The information presented describes the contributions that
Scots have made to Texas, the U.S. and the world at large. From inventors,
scientists and medical pioneers; to engineers, industrialists, poets and authors;
to political theorists and theologians, people
from this tiny (and often very poor) island nation have made significant contributions
in almost every field of human endeavor since the early 18th century!
(For more see:
"Why Tartan Day?")
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We would also like to thank for their past
support, the
North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums, the
Seamus Stout band,
the Dallas Highland Dancers, the Army JROTC unit from Woodrow Wilson HS,
Jean Siegal, Mark Kenneth, and numerous members of the Society, all of whom
give of their time freely to make our National Tartan Day celebration
a success. Thank you one and all!
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