Kirkin O the Tartan
The Kirkin 'O' the Tartan is an Old Tradition where families or individuals have their Tartan Blessed.
Easter Sunday worship service in conjunction with the Annual Maclean Easter Highland Gathering. Pipe band, Scottish dancing and the blessing of the Tartans are all part of the service and held in the delightful open parkland adjacent to the Maclean Scottish Bicentennial Cairn and Commemorative Heritage Wall.
The kirkin ceremony has special meaning and is a very special time for Scots. In the year 1746 in the era of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the highland clans suffered several defeats against the English. To subdue the spirit of the vanquished Highlanders and to destroy the clan system, Westminster invoked the Act of proscription, which banned the wearing of any sign of tartan, forbade speaking in Gaelic, and outlawed Scottish music, dancing, or the playing of the pipes which the Act said quote "emitted an aggressive and warlike sound".
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