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(57,073 posts)Silver Gaia
(4,514 posts)Scottish Gaelic: fèileadh [ˈfeːləɣ]; Irish: féileadh) is a type of knee-length men's dress skirt non-bifurcated with pleats at the back, originating in the traditional dress of Gaelic men and boys in the Scottish Highlands.It is first recorded in the 16th century as the great kilt, a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak.
Silver Gaia
(4,514 posts)But St. Patrick's Day is Irish.
hermetic
(8,258 posts)The Scottish people invented the kilts but later Irish people adopted this tradition. Now Scotland and Ireland are the two nations where kilts are worn casually. The people in these countries have the freedom to wear their cultural dress.
This freedom is still not available in the USA and other European countries. The study shows the Scottish and Irish kilts will become national dresses in upcoming years.
Silver Gaia
(4,514 posts)Anyhow, even they say kilts originated in Scotland. Clan tartans and kilts are an original Scottish tradition, not Irish. Some Irish may have adopted the custom in the late 1800s (so have some Americans today!), but it still comes from Scottish culture. I would just rather see traditional Irish culture associated with St. Paddy's Day. And yeah, I have ancestors from both Ireland and Scotland, and I know St. Patrick really didn't drive snakes from Ireland, nor do I approve of what he actually did, BUT it has become a celebration of all things Irish, so I would just rather see purely THAT. I mean no offense to you, as I'm sure you mean none to me. I just don't see a connection worth celebrating as an actual Irish tradition in kilts. But it's OK. I don't wanna argue. My hubby's gonna make corned beef and cabbage, and I will decorate with shamrocks, rainbows and pots of gold, and bearded, pipe-smoking little men dressed in green.☘️🌈 💚 I might toss in some knotwork and my copy of The Tain, too. But no kilts. 😉