Create a notice

What type of customer are you?

General Public Funeral Directors

Why create a notice?

Announce the passing

Publish funeral arrangements

Remember a loved one gone before

Raise charitable donations

Share a loved one’s notice

Add unlimited tributes to this everlasting notice

Create a notice

Interest

What is St. Andrew’s Day?

by Lewis Saunderson

• Published 29/11/2021

On 30th November it’s St Andrew’s Day! A holiday that celebrates the patron saint of Scotland and is Scotland’s national day. Here we will delve into why it’s celebrated and where it came from.

Who is St. Andrew?

St. Andrew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ and one of the closest to Christ. St Andrew is said to have been present at the Last Supper. He is the patron saint of Scotland because legend states that some of his remains were taken to Scotland during the fourth century to a town now known as St. Andrews.

Scotland’s iconic flag of a white X on a blue background which is called a Saltire is known as the cross of St. Andrew because when he was crucified he refused a regular cross and instead was bound to an X shaped cross.

What happens on St Andrew’s Day?

The Flag of Scotland is also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire.

The day is to celebrate all things Scottish! In the capital city Edinburgh, there is a weeklong celebration with traditional ceilidh dancing, Scottish food and bagpipe playing. Glasgow holds a big shindig/party to mark the day and schools have special events and demonstrate things such as dancing and poetry.

The 30th of November is designated as an official flag day for Scotland. This means that every building with a flagpole must fly the flag of Scotland.

St Andrew’s Day was only made a bank holiday in Scotland in 2006. It is not a bank holiday for any other part of the UK.

We hope you enjoyed this blog, check out more of our blogs here!