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I realise that there are contexts in which that can be done sensitively, but although we celebrate Christmas and Easter we do not celebrate Diwali or Eid.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth in Westerkirk, Langholm, of the Scottish civil engineer, Thomas Telford, on 9 August 1757.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what success it had in respect of celebrating 2002 as the year of Robert Burns and what financial or other support it made available to events held in connection with this celebration.
Tartan day has turned into a massive celebration of Scottishness in America. Most important, it is an indigenous American celebration—not an imported Scottish celebration—of the Americans' heritage.Between 9 million and 22 million people in America claim to be of Scots descent...
I support the right of individuals and groups to celebrate their traditions, but I absolutely oppose that celebration when it turns to hatred of another historical tradition or religion.
She had many stories to tell.International refugee week is a celebration of people who have much in their lives that makes it difficult to celebrate at all.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are being made in Scotland to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's accession to the throne.