Cue the bagpipes–today’s homepage brings us to Scotland for the Braemar Gathering, an annual celebration of Scottish culture that takes place today in the village of Braemar. These Highland games include traditional dance, music, and athletic competitions–and tartan, lots and lots of tartan (part of Scotland’s national dress). Since 1848, Braemar has regularly been attended by Britain’s Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II, the official patron of the games, has come to Braemar every year since 1952, when she ascended the throne. It’s worth noting that she likes tartan too, and even has her own personal style of tartan—a pattern called the ‘Royal Stewart.’
Let the Highland games begin
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
It s Slovenia s Independence and Unity Day
-
Happy Independence Day!
-
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
-
Twosday
-
A treaty for science
-
May the Fourth be with you…
-
Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
-
Relationship status: It s complicated
-
Clouds over the River of Grass
-
An underwater rainbow
-
World Population Day
-
It’s Penguin Awareness Day
-
Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
-
Celebrating all things Austen
-
An oceanic valentine
-
World Environment Day
-
A march toward a dream
-
We did not invent this, honest
-
They’re grrrape!
-
Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
-
Native American Heritage Day
-
Shark Awareness Day
-
A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
-
An octagonal architectural treasure
-
What kind of bird laid these eggs?
-
Time to count some birds
-
National Hug Day
-
International Moon Day
-
Giving Tuesday
-
Unbearable cuteness