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The Highland Games
The games which are now celebrated in the highlands first started in Celtic times and were always held in front of the king. Competitions were held to find the strongest and fastest man to be body-guards and messengers. Essential to the modern games are the events such as putting the stone, throwing the hammer and tossing the caber.
Other events include running and jumping, as well as competitions for playing the bagpipes and dancing traditional Highland dances.
The games held in the northeast are best known for the athletic events, whilst the best piping is traditionally found in the highlands and Islands off the west coast.
Tattoo
The Edinburgh military tattoo takes place every August and September, and is known throughout the world. For 90 minutes on 5 or 6 nights a week, 600 people perform under floodlights. There are surrounded on 3 sides by an audience of 9,000. On the 4th side is the castle itself which provides anexciting setting for the evening's performance of military music, marching and other spectacular displays.
The name tattoo has an interesting origin. Traditionally soldiers were told to return to the living-quarters each night by a beat of the drum which sounded like a 'tat - too'. After this time the pubs would serve them more whisky. On the final night of the display the sky is filled with the bright colours of exploding fireworks.
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