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:
-
A path to access
-
Dog days of summer
-
A palace for the public
-
The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
-
Happy Mother s Day!
-
Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
-
International Lighthouse Weekend
-
That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
-
Keyholes to the kingdom
-
Cherry blossoms spring to life
-
Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
-
Can you see the family resemblance?
-
Protecting endangered giants
-
Seville celebrates first world tour
-
Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
-
Life in a North African town
-
A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
-
Gazing down on planet Earth
-
The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
-
Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
-
Rising up from the black sand like rock gods
-
Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
-
Beethoven s 250th
-
A Great view from above
-
Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
-
Giving Tuesday
-
Happy trails for the 21st century
-
Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
-
Nursing the world to health
-
Gifford Pinchot National Forest