St. Andra's Day
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St. Andra's Day is the feast day o St. Andra an is celebrate on 30t November ilka year. It is Scotland's offeecial naitional day, an in 2006 the Scots Pairlament waled tae mak the day a Bank Holiday an aw.
Syne 2002, St. Andra's Day haes been Scotland's offeecial flag day - meanin that the Saltire Baunner will fly frae aw Scottish Govrenment biggins wi a baunnerpole. Houme'er, Unitit Kinrick Govrenment biggins in Scotland will still fly the Union Baunner, an ainlie fly the Saltire Baunner gin there is mair nor the ae baunnerpole.
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In sum airts o Germany, Austrick an Poland the nicht afore St. Andra's day is seen as being guid for lassies practisin weirderie for tae finnd out wha will be their guidman. Ae custom is for the lassie tae horse a widden shoe ower her shouder. Gin it lands pyntin towarts the door, it means she will be mairrit that year. Ither lassies will pour meltit lead intil a bowl o watter - the idea bein that the lead will form intil a shape connectit tae her future guidman's profession.
