Och Aye Etc

Sometimes, it really is best to copy and paste straight from Wikipedia. Concerning Hogmanay, that most proudly defended and staunchest of Scottish holidays, ‘the etymology of the word is obscure. It may have been introduced to Middle Scots through the Auld Alliance. In 1604, the custom was mentioned in the Elgin Records as hagmonay. The…
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Auld And New

It should really be expected that a night spent in Edinburgh – even in a five-star hotel – would be no ordinary stopover. After all, there’s barely a building in Scotland’s capital without its resident ghost. The Scotsman has five ghosts, the hotels barman tells me. In any other city this might seem a bit…
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