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BACKGROUND
Information: A country.
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It shares a border with England to the south, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, the country has more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
The continued existence of legal, educational, religious and other institutions distinct from those in the remainder of the United Kingdom have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity since the 1707 union with England. In the 1820s, as part of the Romantic revival, tartan and the kilt were adopted by members of the social elite.
Scotland played a major role in the British effort in the First World War. It especially provided manpower, ships, machinery, fish and money. During the Second World War, Scotland was targeted by Nazi Germany largely due to its factories, shipyards, and coal mines.
National Dance: Scottish Highland Dance
Location: United Kingdom
Region: Highlands, Lowlands
Languages: Scots Gaelic, English
Religion: Predominantly Christian
REFERENCE
- Massacre of Glencoe, a folk song.
DOCUMENTS
- Beware of Gift Giving Customs in Foreign Lands, a list.
- Beware of Your Behavior in Foreign Lands, a list.
- Britain, a region.
- British Isles, a region.
- Casteldeen Album, an article.
- Country Dance, a dance family.
- Donald MacLennan, an article.
- Europe, a region.
- Five Traditional Scottish Country Dances for 1965, a book.
- Gae Gordons, a dance.
- Galloway Album, a book.
- George Emmerson, an article.
- Geud Man of Ballangigh, a dance.
- Great Britain, a region.
- Hebridean Solo Dances, a book.
- Hugh Foss, an article.
- Hugh Thurston, an article.
- Iain Boyd, an article.
- J.F. and T.M. Flett, an article.
- Jack McConachie, an article.
- James Kerr, an article.
- James Shand, an article.
- Jean Milligan, an article.
- John Drewry, an article.
- John Duthie, an article.
- Kendoon Set of Dances, a booklet.
- Mary MacNab, an article.
- Mozart Allen, an article.
- National Geographic Magazine Folklore Index 1914-1997, a list.
- Rae MacIntosh & Co. Ltd., a recording company.
- Ronald Mackey, an article.
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, an organization.
- Scottish Country Dancing, a dance family.
- Scottish Country Dance, an article.
- Scottish Patterns, Terms, Styling, an article.
- Scottish Step Dance, a dance family.
- United Kingdom, a region.
- Waverley Fugues, a book.
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