A Celebration for The Patron Saint of Scotland
by Exploring the traditions and legends behind the Patron Saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew.
St. Andrew’s Day is a celebration that takes place on November 30 for the patron saint of Scotland. It is celebrated mainly by the Scots as well as the Scots living outside of Scotland. It is a festive occasion focusing on all things Scottish, such as traditional food and music, especially the bagpipes. Although we cannot forget about the dancing or the good Scotch.
Where Saint Andrew Originated
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Saint Andrew was one of Jesus’s original disciples, the brother of Simon Peter, who lived in Galilee. After Jesus’s crucifixion,Andrew traveled widely in Greece and Asia Minor, preaching the word of Christ.
Eventually the Roman authorities who were trying to crush the new religion into non existence and all those who refused to worship the Emperor as a god, captured St.Andrew. They crucified him on a diagonal cross in Patras in southern Greece and buried him there.
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Three hundred years after his death, the Emperor Constantine decided to remove the Saint’s bones to Constantinople,however; according to the legend, St. Regulus, a monk, was warned by an angel in a dream to remove as many of the bones as he possibly could. He was told to take the bones to the very ends of the earth in order to keep them safe.
As far as the Greeks and Romans were concerned, Scotland was as near to the end of the world as they could get, so some of his remains were taken to Scotland. St. Regulus brought the relics ashore to what is now called St Andrews and a chapel was built to house the bones. St Andrews was the religious capital of Scotland and an important place of pilgrimage.
The Scottish have many legends about this patron Saint, however; this story is one of the most well known and one of the very reasons they pay tribute to St. Andrew.
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Post CommentCHAN LEE PENG
On November 22, 2009 at 10:50 am
Great read here! Thanks for sharing info about this celebration.
LOVELYHONEY
On November 22, 2009 at 10:55 am
gr8
lh
ken bultman
On November 22, 2009 at 11:52 am
Your are a good teacher for I’ve learned new things today. I was not aware of the removal of remains. I presumed Scotland chose Andrew as its patron saint at random. Great and timely post.
SweetpeepsLJ
On November 22, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Very interesting and well written.
C Jordan
On November 22, 2009 at 12:51 pm
A very interesting account. I did not know he was crucified at Patras
abhishek40914
On November 22, 2009 at 1:20 pm
very nice.
Patrick Bernauw
On November 22, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Ah, I love this kind of stories/legends!
Themax
On November 22, 2009 at 2:41 pm
ahh….that is so beautiful and well expressed,Thanks
Francois Hagnere
On November 22, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Very interesting and beautifully illustrated. There is always some truth in all legends. A beautiful article, thank you Tanya.
Teves
On November 22, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Good stuff…
Melody SJAL
On November 22, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Thanks for sharing.
Melody SJAL
On November 22, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Thanks for sharing.
svishnugopal
On November 22, 2009 at 11:19 pm
very well said along with nice pictures, i loved this article …thanks for posting
PhoenixRox
On November 23, 2009 at 6:01 am
Tan hun, you and your work are both fab. I learn something new from you every time. Well researched, exceptional article with great images!!
Hansika
On November 24, 2009 at 9:20 am
thanks for the share…
lillyrose
On November 24, 2009 at 9:40 am
Well I never knew all that, which is a shame! Thanks for an insight into our history again. x
Starpisces
On November 24, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Another good article from you again Tanya!
Jacques Berkeley
On November 18, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Informative! Thanks.