St. Andrew’s Day

Happy St. Andrew’s Day, from Mediaresearch and the Political Communication Lab.

Here First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, issued a St Andrew’s Day message, ahead of celebration across the country to mark Scotland’s national day.

 

• St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland
• St Andrew is celebrated on 30 November
• St Andrew’s Day is a day to celebrate Scottish culture, food and dance
• St Andrew’s flag is the flag of Scotland
• The flag is in the form of a white X on a blue background and is commonly known as The Saltire
• St Andrew’s Societies celebrate Scottish culture around the world
• Scotland is one of the few countries to have one of Christ’s disciples as their patron saint
• St Andrew was one of the Twelve Apostles (disciples of Jesus) and brother of St Peter
• St Andrew is believed to have died on a diagonally transversed cross which the Romans sometimes used for executions and which, therefore, came to be called St Andrew’s Cross
• St Andrew’s Day is connected with Advent, which begins on the first Sunday after November 26
• St Andrew’s Day marks the beginning of Scotland’s winter festivals

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