• #462 | Fried Mars Bars, Bagpipes & Unusual Scottish Traditions

  • Apr 11 2024
  • Length: 18 mins
  • Podcast
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#462 | Fried Mars Bars, Bagpipes & Unusual Scottish Traditions

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  • In part one of a four-part mini-series on Scotland, we'll explore some unusual Scottish traditions.

    From the mythical haggis "creature" to the Highland Games, the deep-fried Mars bar to the mysterious taste of Irn-Bru's, and finish up with five intriguing facts about Scotland's national instrument the bagpipes.

    • Unusual Scottish traditions and facts
    • Haggis: a Scottish dish, not an animal
    • Burns Night: reading "Address to a Haggis"
    • Highland Games: sports, music, celebrations
    • Tossing the caber, hammer throw, haggis hurling
    • Deep-fried Mars bar: calorific treat
    • Irn-Bru: Scotland's iconic fizzy drink
    • Bagpipes: national Scottish instrument
    • Bagpipe facts: ancient origins, global presence, Nero's bagpiping
    • Glenmorangie whisky: aged to bagpipe music


    Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/scottish-traditions


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