British English Holidays St. Andrews Day

hi everyone I’m Gina st. Andrew is a
patron saint of Scotland and st.

Andrew’s Day is celebrated on the 30th
of November

it’s a Scotland’s national day in this
lesson you’re going to learn about st.

Andrew and how his day is marked the
30th of November is a public holiday in

Scotland but it was only recently made
so in what year did the Scottish

Parliament make it a bank holiday we’ll
show you the answer at the end of this

video st. Andrew was one of the twelve
disciples of Jesus Christ and one of the

closest to Christ st. Andrew is said to
have been present at the Last Supper

he’s the patron saint of Scotland
because legend states that some of his

remains were taken to Scotland during
the 4th century to a town now known as

st. Andrews the flag of Scotland is a
white cross on an X orientation on a

blue background
this cross brought a Saltire is known as

the cross or Saint Andrew because when
he was crucified he refused a regular

cross and was instead bound to an
x-shaped cross Scotland’s flag is said

to be the oldest most continuously used
flag design in the world but the truth

of that is open to debate and difficult
proof st. Andrew’s Day is a celebration

of all things Scottish in the capital
city Edinburgh there is a week-long

celebration with traditional Kayle
dancing Scottish food and bagpipe

playing Glasgow holds a big shindig or
party to mark the day schools have

special events and demonstrate things
such as dancing and poetry

the 30th of November is designated as an
official flag day in Scotland this means

that every building with a flagpole must
fly the flag of Scotland on that day and

now I’ll give you the answer to the
earlier quiz the 30th of November is a

public holiday in Scotland but it was
only recently made so in what year did

the Thea fall Scottish Parliament make
it a bank holiday it was made a public

holiday in 2006
so those north of the border get a

public holiday for their patron saint
but those south of the border in England

and Wales do not how is this lesson has
you learned something interesting does

your country have official flag days
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