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Glossary

4 articles

EnglishHistoire5 min

The Loch Ness Monster: Nessie, legend of the Highlands

History and enigma of the Loch Ness Monster: the birth of the legend in 1933, the Surgeon's Photograph, folkloric roots, expeditions and rational explanations.

26 mai 2026Read

EnglishGastronomie5 min

Scotch whisky: the history and secrets of Scotland's spirit

The history of Scotch whisky: from Gaelic uisge beatha to 1494, single malt and blended, peat, oak casks and the great whisky regions of Scotland.

10 avril 2026Read

EnglishTraditions6 min

Burns Night: the evening Scotland toasts its poet

History and rituals of Scotland's Burns Night: Robert Burns, the Burns Supper, the Address to a Haggis, Auld Lang Syne, whisky and bagpipes, every 25 January.

10 mars 2026Read

EnglishTraditions7 min

Tartan and kilt: the checked cloth that means Scotland

The history of Scottish tartan and the kilt: from Highland clans to the 1746 ban, from the great plaid to the modern kilt, its patterns, register and codes.

21 février 2026Read