So we all go out and make a big deal out of St Patrick's Day, but what about St Andrew's Day? Personally I'm a very red blooded, meat eating, patriot American. Besides the gigs, I don't get to much into St Pat's or St Andrew's. But, since this is a bagpipe blog and Scotland is a prominent part of my very "mutt" heritage, I'll share a little info about St Andrew's day.
St. Andrew's Day is the feast of Saint Andrew, celebrated on November 30th.
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day is Scotland's official national day . Although most commonly associated with Scotland, Saint Andrew is also the patron saint of Greece, Romania, and Russia.
In Germany, the feast day is celebrated as Andreasnacht ("St. Andrew's Night"), in Austria with the custom of Andreasgebet ("St. Andrew's Prayer"), and in Poland as Andrzejki ("Andrews").
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day is Scotland's official national day . Although most commonly associated with Scotland, Saint Andrew is also the patron saint of Greece, Romania, and Russia.
In Germany, the feast day is celebrated as Andreasnacht ("St. Andrew's Night"), in Austria with the custom of Andreasgebet ("St. Andrew's Prayer"), and in Poland as Andrzejki ("Andrews").
To compare St Andrew's Day with American celebrations It would be like combining the patriotism of Flag Day with the food on Thanksgiving and the religious observance of Christmas and Easter.
This St Andrew's Day weekend, The Republican (an Irish bar) 917 South State St in Salt Lake, will be hosting a St Andrew's day party Nov 27 and 28th. I will be out of town but several of the Heathens will be performing there.
3 comments:
That's good to know! My husband is missing his homeland, I should take him to The Republican.
The boys will be happy to see you there. Make sure you find Jason and tell him thanks for honoring the scots.
Nice educational piece! I'm willing to wager most Americans do not even know there is a St. Andrew's Day. Tragic missed marketing opportunity! Still, Madison Avenue will catch on to it sooner or later.....
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