What makes Scotland famous

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What makes Scotland famous?
By Charlene Rochon-Main
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Highland Dancing

• Folk Dance
• Dates back to 11th and 12th Century
• Dances of war and victory
• Every dance tells a story

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Highland Dancing
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Bagpipes

• Noted for being really loud
• Extremely emotional
• Played at Wedding, Funerals, Parties, Special
  Events, Golf outings

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Braveheart

• Movie is about William Wallace wanting to free
  Scotland
• Liberator of Scotland
• Based on Scotland and their people
• War between Scots and the Brits

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Sean Connery

• International film icon
• Bodybuilder before acting
• 3rd in Mr. Universe in 1950
• Most Noted for his work in James Bond Movies
• Such as Dr. No (1962), Gold Finger (1964), From
  Russia, With Love (1966), Thunderball (1965), You
  Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds are Forever
  (1971)

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Sean Connery

• At 60 yrs of age voted for Peoples Magazine
  Sexiest Man Alive
• His Response Well there arent many sexy dead
  men, are there

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Golf

• Originated from Scotland
• 15th Century
• Players would hit a pebble around a natural
  course of sand dunes, rabbits runs and tracks
  using a stick or primitive club
• Scotland gave birth to the game of Golf

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Food

• Most traditional dish is Haggis
• Made from minced sheeps intestines, beef suet,
  oatmeal, onion, nutmeg, that is all stuffed into
  a sheeps stomach and boiled for 3hrs.
• Also Shortbread, Scottish Meat Pies etc.

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Loch Ness Monster

• Loch ness monster lives in Scotlands Loch (lake)
  Ness
• Also known as Nessie
• Creature that terrified excited many people for
  years
• No one has captured or proved it exists, but as
  become part of history and a legend

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Loch Ness Monster

• Resemblance to a Plesiosaur, a large water
  reptile
• Loch Ness has became a huge tourists attraction
• Tourist visit the area out of curiosity.

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Scottie Dogs

• Good watchdogs
• Protective/Brave/Alert
• No interest in anyone outside its own family
• Good with children
• Good House Pets

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