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Kilt

The pleated knee-length wrap of Scotland, made in the pattern of a clan tartan.

A pattern drawn for this page, not a picture of Kilt.

Also: tartan

The kilt is a knee-length garment of pleated woollen cloth, wrapped around the waist and fastened with a belt, worn by Scottish men at weddings, ceilidhs and sporting events. Its checked pattern, the tartan, identifies a clan or district, with the colours originally from local plants and dyes. The kilt is worn with a sporran, a pouch, a jacket, long socks and a skean dhu, a small knife. The garment evolved from the belted plaid of the Highlands, and it was banned for a time after 1746. Today it is a symbol of Scottish identity, and is also worn in Ireland, Brittany and Wales as a Celtic emblem.

Region: Europe

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CeilidhHaggisFirst-footing

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