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GLOBAL: Robert Burns Scotlands National Bard
Scottish Government
Written by The Scottish Government   
Saturday, 17 January 2009
SCOTSIN Link to Robert Burns portrait Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, in 1759 to William Burnes,a poor tenant farmer, and Agnes Broun.
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GLOBAL: Saint Andrew the Patron Saint of Scotland
Scottish Government
Written by The Scottish Government   
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland, and St Andrew's Day iscelebrated by Scots around the world on November 30 each year.
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GLOBAL: Tartan - fabric of Scotland and the Scots
Scottish Government
Written by The Scottish Government   
Sunday, 09 November 2008
There is a little tartan flag on the moon. Commander Alan Bean, pilot of Apollo 12's lunar module, planted itthere in 1969, just a few months after Neil Armstrong had stuck anAmerican Stars & Stripes into the same lunar surface. Bothastronuauts were proud of their Scottish roots.
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GLOBAL: St Andrew and St Andrews Day - Scottish national pride
Scottish Government
Written by The Scottish Government   
Sunday, 09 November 2008
St Andrew is one of the oldest, most venerated saints in the world -and his influence extends far beyond the borders of Scotland. ThisNovember 30th, celebrations from our patron saint will be taking placeas far apart as Moscow and Manitoba...
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SCOTSIN GLOBAL - Famous Scots talk about St Andrew's Day
Scottish Government
Written by The Scottish Government   
Sunday, 09 November 2008
With St Andrew's Day fast approaching, ScotlandNow decided to ask some famous Scots what they'd be doing on November30th.
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