1. Burns Night
Every year on 25 January, the Scots remember a famous poet called R obert Burns. Usually there is a special dinner, and people eat haggis (which is made from different bits of a sheep!) .People play music and they read Burns’ peoms alound.
2. Hogmanay
Hogmanay is an importmant holiday for the Scottish people. It is on 31 Decober — New Year’s Eve. Like everywhere in the world, Scottish people celebrate the New Year with a party. Thenm early in the morning of 1 January, they put on warm coats and go »first footing» — they visit the homes of their friends and take piece of bread and a piece of coal, to bring their friends food and warmth all year.
3. Higland Games
In the summer, there are Higlands Games days all over Scotland. The men wear kilts (a tupe of skirt) and socks made from a special material called ‘tartan’. Woman wear beautiful skirts, blouses and scarves. There is dancing and the blands play music. There are lots of athletic events too — a famous one is ‘tossing the caber’: men try to throw a six metre tree trunk (the ‘caber’).