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A is (1) a ceremonial article of worn in . It is made of a thick, woven fabric with a (checkered) pattern. It resembles a pleated except that it is worn by men. It is still worn during ceremonies by some Scottish and Canadian military units and by people who play the (a Scottish wind instrument). It is also quite commonly worn by men at .

Dress kilt tartan Tartan is a pattern that has criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in many different colors. (From: Simple English Wikipedia)

The kilt is (2) a knee-length garment with at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider in general, or with Celtic (and more specifically Gaelic) heritage even more broadly. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern. Although the kilt is most often worn on formal occasions and at games and sports events, it has also been adapted as an item of fashionable informal male clothing in recent years, returning to its roots as an everyday garment.

Scottish kilt

The modern Scottish kilt worn with formal evening wear (2009) The Scottish kilt displays uniqueness of design, construction, and convention which differentiate it from other garments fitting the general description. It is a tailored garment that is wrapped around the wearer's body at the natural waist (between the lowest rib and the hip) starting from one side (usually the wearer's left), around the front and back and across the front again to the opposite side. The fastenings consist of straps and on both ends, the strap on the inside end usually passing through a slit in the waistband to be buckled on the outside; alternatively it may remain inside the waistband and be buckled inside. A kilt covers the body from the waist down to the centre of the knees. The overlapping layers in front are called "aprons" and are flat; the single layer of fabric around the sides and back is pleated. A kilt pin is fastened to the front apron on the free corner (but is not passed through the layer below, as its function is to add weight). Underwear may or may not be worn, as the wearer prefers, although tradition has it that a "true Scotsman" should wear nothing under his kilt.[3] The Scottish Authority, however, has described the practice as childish and unhygienic.[4] (From: Wikipedia) Highland dancer revealing the action of a kilt, worn here with a The modern Scottish kilt worn with formal evening wear (2009) “Each large has its own tartan: the colourful, checked material that is made into ( for men), , blankets and ties — basically anything made of cloth. But you don’t have to be a clan member to wear a Fraser tartan scarf. In fact, you can buy them on every street corner in Brian gives me a short history of tartans. Amazingly, this starts about 3,000 years ago, when the oldest existing example of tartan cloth was made by living in what is now the Taklamakan Desert in China. Tartans then went on a long and largely undocumented journey through space and time, turning up in , Scandinavia and , before they became associated with Celtic culture in the Scottish Highlands. Scottish tartans are mentioned in literature from the 16th century onwards. Over time, specific tartans started to be worn in certain regions — although not necessarily by specific families.  at tradition developed after the in 1745, when Scottish loyal to Bonnie Prince Charlie tried to take the British throne from King George II of Hanover. After the British victory, all tartans were banned — except for those worn by Highlanders loyal to the British army. is exception established the association between tartans and specific clans. In 1782, the wearing of tartans became legal again. And they became popular not only as a form of , but also as a symbol of Scottish identity. “ (From 'Spotlight' January 2012) How a kilt is made. Taken from Making a kilt ([email protected] Edinburgh, Scotland )

Pleating to the stripe. Look and see how the pattern fits! (Also from wikipedia) - The Authentic History of the Kilt. by Nancy A. MacCorkill

Highland dress - Highland dress and the tartan are among the most powerful, romantic and dramatic of all the symbols of Scotland. It has Es ist behauptet worden been claimed that 'a man in a kilt is a man and a half'; there really is something about the wearing of the kilt that Es verleiht dem Besitzer besonderes confers extra stature on its owner. It is absolutely no „Format“ coincidence that the kilted 51st Highland Division was Kein Zufall, dass die Deutschen die rated by the Germans as the most formidable of all the schottenrocktragende 51st als die formations they came across during the First World War. bedrohlichsten Truppen einschätzten, denen sie begegneten. Certainly the British government had no doubts on the Doubt – Zweifel. Defeat – Sieg über matter when, after the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie, they banned the use of Highland dress and the tartan, which they clearly saw as an incitement to further subversion. Ansiftung zu weiterer Untergrabung Offenders were killed or sent to the colonies. The form of (ihrer Autorität) Highland dress has always owed much to the army and it Straffällige, also wer es trug. H D hatte immer viel Miltärisches was the Highland regiments which kept the kilt and the an sich. tartan alive until at last, in 1782, their use was once more permitted. Before that time, Scots were only permitted to Permit – erlauben wear any Scottish wear if they joined the British Armed Regimental colour – nicht der/das Services. Pipers were permitted to wear their kilt, but Tartan der Familie sondern des usually in a Regimental color. Other service men - most Regiments. Andere Dienende, als Soldaten..Mütze im Schottenmuster were permitted to wear the balmoral with their on it. A high price to pay to wear highland clothes, laying Das Leben riskieren, um...zu tragen their life on the line to do it. …......

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