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I’m just wrapping up Tartan Day ’06 with some actual tartans. I’ll throw the images below the fold.
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Scots Wha Hae

It’s Tartan Day. You want links? I got ‘em.

Well, let’s start with the obvious — the Scottish Tartans Society, the “principal authority in the world on tartans and Highland dress.”

On the internet, I recommend ElectricScotland.com as a starting point for all things Scottish, be it history, geneology, clans or travel.

Ith at Absinthe & Cookies shows all of the blogs marking Tartan Day by participating in the Gathering of the Blogs, 2006 edition.

Want to weave your own tartan? Try the tartan weaver, where you can design your own and even purchase products made with your design.

This chronology may or may not help you brush up on your Scottish history, but it just might bring a chuckle (hat tip to Blackfive).

Alexis Malcolm Kilts has kilts moderately priced, with a wide selection that includes the tartans of all the branches of the U.S. military.

Here in the DFW area, the fine folks at Scotland Forever have been helpful with my wedding planning.

For a kilt on a budget, there’s Sport Kilt, even if you’re looking for digital camo or a Hawaiian print.

I’ve already blogged about the tragic passing of the famed Scottish regiments, as units centuries old are being amalgamated into one regiment. Here’s the site of the Black Watch, one of the legendary regiments now only a battalion

The American sport of lacrosse has begun taking root in Scotland. The Scottish national lacrosse team is currently preparing for this July’s 2006 World Championship in London, Ontario. The Scots went 4-3 and finished seventh in the 2002 championships in Perth, Australia. Check out their history page — the Scottish national team can essentially trace it’s roots to the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

The 2006 Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games is approaching, with a full slate of activities and entertainment scheduled for June 2-4 in Arlington. I went to last year’s festival and had a grand time. Hey, nowhere else but Texas would someone opt for this outfit — kilt, hose and flashes, sgian dubh, cowboy boots and hat (click for larger). Oh yeah, that ain’t me in the picture.

It’s now the sixth day of April, 2006, where I live, so let me welcome you to Tartan Day, a day to be celebrated by Scots and those of Scot descent. Since it is Tartan Day after all, let’s start this with the tartan of my family, which is expected to play a prominent role in my pending nuptials. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Wylie family tartan.

Next, here’s a quick look at the historical reason why April 6 has been chosen as the day of celebration.

Me? I’ll be marking the day by donning a shirt in the famed Black Watch tartan. Too bad such noble garb will be wasted in the cube farm. Hopefully, I should have some good wedding pics for the 2007 edition of Tartan Day.

Now, I’ll put up more Scot-related material later, but I wanted to point y’all toward the third annual Gathering of the Blogs, as Ith at Absinthe & Cookies presents a collection of bloggers planning on honoring the day. Those blogs, currently, are as follows:

Absinthe & Cookies
Tributaries
Not Exactly Rocket Science
Lintefiniel Musing
Villainous Company
The Pirate’s Blog
Ninjababe’s Ramble
BabyTrollBlog
Miasmatic Review
TacJammer
Misplaced Keys
Mixolydian Mode
The Bull Speaks!
Frizzen Sparks
Llama Butchers
Jenna Thomas-McKie
Physics Geek
Aaron’s cc
MB’s Blogasm
Blackfive – The Paratrooper of Love
Swanky Conservative
MB’s Blogalicious
Doggie’s Blog
Target Centermass
Recipe Blog
Consul-At-Arms
Hilbilly White Trash
Miasmatic Review
Stix Blog
The Gun Line
what a sad old goth…
And then I woke up…

Aye, check ‘em out throughout the day for what promises to be some good ol’ Scot-related blogging.