Young Scot Playing Bagpipe Music At Christmas On Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a young Scot playing bagpipes music at Christmas outside of the Holy Trinity Church on South Street on history visit to St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Holy Trinity Church, also known as the Holy Trinity Parish Church or " town kirk " is the most historic church in St Andrews. The church was initially built on land close to the south east gable of the cathedral, around 1144 by Bishop Robert Kennedy. The church was dedicated in 1234 by Bishop David de Bernham and then moved to a new site on the north side of South Street between 1410 and 1412 by Bishop Wardlaw. The Great Highland bagpipe, Scottish Gaelic: a' phìob mhòr, is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland. It has acquired widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world. Though popular belief sets varying dates for the introduction of bagpipes to Scotland, concrete evidence is limited until approximately the 15th century. One clan still owns a remnant of a set of bagpipes said to have been carried at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. There are many ancient legends and stories about bagpipes which were passed down through minstrels and oral tradition, whose origins are now lost. However, textual evidence for Scottish bagpipes is more definite in 1396, when records of the Battle of the North Inch of Perth, Perthshire, reference " warpipes " being carried into battle. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas, meaning mass on Christ’s day, is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo Saxon geōl, which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. The corresponding terms in other languages, Navidad in Spanish, Natale in Italian, Noël in French, all probably denote nativity. The German word Weihnachten denotes hallowed night. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Christmas Day is on Sunday, 25 December, 2022 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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