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Visit archives. Ann Kayman, Alan Ritchie. Everyone loves a parade except, perhaps, if you live on Fifth Avenue. And when parades are held you don't have to tell people to put them on their calendars. They're so loud they need no advertising. But even in New York it's still possible for parades to fly under the radar. I appreciate that it doesn't happen often, but you can be walking down the street, minding your own business, or waiting for the light to change, when all of a sudden a parade goes by.
A spectacle that may well fit that description is the annual Tartan Day Parade. Celebrating Scottish-American amity, it hasn't yet reached the blockbuster, traffic-snarling, perhaps-this-would-be-a-good-weekend-to-get-out-of-town proportions of such better-known brethren as the St.
Marking the culmination of Tartan Week—essentially one giant Scottish product-placement marathon—the parade kicks off this Saturday at 2 p. Unfortunately, I'll be away—and not because my idea of fun isn't wading through a sea of drunk, face-painted people waving flags. Indeed, I suspect part of the allure of the Tartan Day Parade, if I may be so presumptuous, is that there will be few spectators flaunting the open-bottle laws or blowing vuvuzelas.
Nonetheless, I managed to persuade Alan Bain, president emeritus of the American-Scottish Foundation, and Camilla Hellman, the organization's director of development, to get together with me a few days ago to preview the excitement that those who will be lining the avenue 10—or at least two—deep have in store.
Hellman stated, referring to the little black terriers. In the parade, I believe it was, the marchers tried to break the Guinness Book of World Records record for the longest pipe-band parade. They succeeded, if for no other reason than that the Guinness people hadn't yet thought to notice this category of human achievement. I also wondered about floats.
What parade would be complete without floats? I couldn't quite see steel bands and dancers in skimpy costumes though Mr. Bain confirmed the rumor that kilt wearers often go underwear-free. But perhaps they could run a float that incorporated poet Robbie Burns, or Harris Tweed, or a whiskey distillery. Bain said, referring to floats. Hellman added that Baxter Bear, a guy in a bear costume, would be doing a "walk about. Bain recalled, of the year it was first mentioned to city officials that a bear would be joining the parade.
He blanched. The parade first kicked off in , with actor Cliff Robertson as grand marshal. It marched a few blocks down Second Avenue. After , it relocated for a couple of years to Central Park, then-Parks Commissioner Henry Stern joining the line of march in a kilt. The brief route went along Literary Walk to the Naumburg Bandshell. Bain remembered. He didn't make a big deal of it, though he did coach Commissioner Stern on the proper way to strap his sporran, the pouch traditionally worn over the front of the kilt that contains one's wallet and car keys.
Sean Connery also sported a kilt, I assume correctly draped, though whether supported or unsupported I neglected to ask, when he led the parade in , the first time it ascended Avenue of the Americas. Mayor Michael Bloomberg also made an appearance that year, though in slacks. This year it's being led by actor Brian Cox.
Bain said that even a modest parade is complicated; the bands must be spaced out so their music doesn't overlap and they also have to be assigned tunes to avoid redundancy. He estimates there will be bagpipers and drummers and 2, participants in all. And then there's the weather. Hellman stated cheerfully.
Patrick's Day Parade," Mr. Bain said, answering the question I was reluctant to ask. He sees it more as an opportunity to bring together the tri-state's Scottish-American community and also to raise public consciousness about all things Scottish. Hellman and Mr. Bain almost forgot to mention the caber. For those unfamiliar with the object, the caber is a heavy pole, or log, about the length and girth of a telephone pole.
It's used in the game of caber toss, the winner the contestant who not only throws it farthest, but most gracefully, having it land upright. America is home to around six million people of Scottish descent: who celebrate just as enthusiastically as their kin in Scotland on their own Tartan Day.
The 6th of April is the official Tartan Day, which commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in Which was used as a basis for the American Declaration of Independence. The day is about celebrating all that is good about Scotland: its people, its history, its heritage, its culture and its legacy to the world.
The Parade starts on 45th Street and moves up 6th Avenue to 55th Street. Hundreds of bagpipers and drummers in bands from all over America join the parade. They wear traditional Scottish dress and march with their clans, associations, societies and even some Scottish Terriers!
During the parade, thousands of participants march their way up 6th Avenue, whilst throngs of New York spectators show support along the route. For over half a century, he has entertained us all through his work and, because of this, he is loved on both sides of the pond. We look forward to enjoying a big year with the Big Yin". Tartan Day has been celebrated on the 6 April since and, over the years, it has been expanded into a week-long programme of events promoting Scotland in North America.
The procession will feature over 1, participants, including solo pipers, drummers, full pipe bands, highland dancers, Scottish clans and the ever-popular Scottish dogs in tow.
We Are Back! September 1, April 16, March 21, January 26, March 30, In the News. Kyle Dawson - September 1, 0. Read more. Below you will see a list of events being hosted by Us, and our partner organizations to celebrate National Tartan Day. Under the "where to During Women's History Month, we're taking a look at some of the most memorable female figures in Scottish history.
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