Celtic Heritage

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Celtic Heritage

• Scotland and Wales

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Scotland-SYMBOLS

• Flag-white diagonal crosses on the blue
• National plant-thistle
• National costume kilt
• National festivals- Highland Games

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Wales-Symbols

• Flag-a red dragon on the white and green
• National plants-leek and daffodil
• National costume
• National festival -Eisteddfod

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Wales-the map
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Celtic languages

• Ancient Celtic languages are called Gaelic and
  Cymric.
• Modern Welsh and Scottish are dialects of English
• Using old Cymric is more common by Welsh people.
• Only a few people in Scottish Highlands and
  islands use the old Gaelic as an everyday
  language.

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Scotland-the map

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Traditions and National character

• Welsh and Scotch people are very proud of their
  heritage and national traditions
• Music and singing are very popular in Celtic
  traditon
• Celts have a very old Christianity and literature

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More about Scottish traditions

• Scotland and England were joined when James VI of
  Scotland became James I of England.
• Scotland has his own legal and education
  system,which is different from Englands.
• The Highland Games is a festival of music and
  sport.Tossing the caber is the most cheerful and
  well-known sports event in the Highland Games.

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More about Welsh traditions

• The Welsh phrase which means Welcome to Wales
  is Croeso i Cymru
• The Eisteddfod is a competition to find the best
  singers and poets.
• The most famous Welsh poet of recent years is
  Dylan Thomas.

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Scottish view
The Highland Games-games of music and poetry.
Kilts
Robert Burns
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Welsh View
Eisteddfod
Dylan Thomas
Beautiful Wales