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Scottish Tattoo
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 03:37 AM
Some info on the Tattoo.
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo was first set up as a charitable organisation in 1950, with eight events on it's programme.
More than forty different countries now take part in the event which is held on the esplade of Edinburgh castle and comes to a close with the sound of a lone piper up in the battlements.
The name Tattoo comes from 'Doe den tap toe' which was the closing cry in the old inns and meant 'turn off the taps.'
Over the years the tattoo has gifted more than five million pounds to both civilian and service charities and brought £88 million to the Scottish economy.
It was first televised in colour in 1968.
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo was first set up as a charitable organisation in 1950, with eight events on it's programme.
More than forty different countries now take part in the event which is held on the esplade of Edinburgh castle and comes to a close with the sound of a lone piper up in the battlements.
The name Tattoo comes from 'Doe den tap toe' which was the closing cry in the old inns and meant 'turn off the taps.'
Over the years the tattoo has gifted more than five million pounds to both civilian and service charities and brought £88 million to the Scottish economy.
It was first televised in colour in 1968.
I fear not hell, nor English strife,
For Scotland, I will give my life
For Scotland, I will give my life
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