Why Do We Celebrate Tartan Day? Inspiration for Americans with Scottish roots, Celtic Americans

[@odie00zero]

Happy Tartan Day all. I’ll be wearing my pride of Scotland today. Well said sir. Well said.

[@muchasgracias6976]

Fabulous reminder of how fundamentally important Scottish people have been to American history. 10/10.

[@pipsheppard6747]

This is the best “sermon” I’ve heard in a long while. I was inspired to tears. Thank you, Eric!

[@samanthamitchellprete5646]

Thank you so much for talking about this! My 5th great grandparents came to America during this time and settled in Upstate New Yorl where my father grew up ! Sadly he moved and I was born and raised in Cali but I would loove to go on the land of my grandparents and ancestors 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪

[@jamesclark723]

Well written and superbly presented. I would love to watch more videos like this.

[@cameronsmith6755]

Nothing short of magnificent! Thank you Eric from The Auld Celt!

[@christygum3384]

Incredible and beautiful commentary. Thank you ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸❤️

[@benjaminwright8006]

Now I’m hyped up

[@jymnat]

Beautifully written and presented. thank you for educating a Northumbrian.

[@chugwaterjack4458]

Thanks for a GREAT piece. Tha mi an dachas gum bi latha math liebh.

[@mblackshear5065]

Happy Tartan Day! May all your colors turn heads as you pass by, and wear the tartan proudly with humility and honor. We must never forget our Scottish forebears that helped pave way to this nation to flourish and thrive. Pay homage to those before that hath made it possible for us to wear the tartan on this day.

[@slydermartin6008]

Well done Eric. I was asked some years ago by a friend in Inverness about Americans "connections" to Scotland. He loved it but was mystified by it. I just sent him this link. 👍👍👍👍

[@mjgrubbs1]

Wonderful presentation Erik!

[@falcon4041]

The Davidsons of Harley Davidson, You can visit the old homested in Scotland.

[@macleoddj]

Very well put! Thank you

[@chrispravato1669]

Wow, just wow ! One of the best videos I have seen yet.

[@Shalom0905]

Thank you!!!!! beautiful!

[@jacoblanders7408]

Wow...seriously well done, sir! That was awesome and inspiring. I even choked up a little. Happy Tartan Day ladies and gents! And thank you for your fantastic work to help sustain the old traditions and to keep them moving into the future!

[@zamiadams4343]

I'm a Glaswegian and this was a great video, thank you!

[@benjaminmcvay9864]

Proud of my McLean, Cameron, and Ferguson heritage

[@johnellis6959]

Excellent presentation Eric. I represent clan Keith. 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Swingkat13]

I love this!!!

[@ronmurray5650]

Wow! That was awesome! Well done sir.

[@TheKiltedAdventurer]

Happy Tartan Day to all! Great presentation.

[@ApexOfExistence]

Well said Erik!!! Slàinte Mhath!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tbwpiper189]

Och aye, yerra wee bonnie lad. Thanks, USA Kilts from Canada

[@WickedKingLycoan]

God Bless the Scots/Irish. For me, Charity and Wisdom.

[@crosisofborg5524]

I’m of Welsh decent but really enjoyed this piece. Funny thing is I have a home in the USA and a home in Canada. By coincidence both areas I have a home in were founded by Scots.

[@nq6417]

Brilliant Eric

[@jamessatterlee]

Well said!

[@knedoshane]

Bravo, sir!

[@robertguthrie1894]

Very well presented sir thank you

[@davidward5225]

Outstanding

[@colinp2238]

Happy Tartan Day to all the Scots-Americans around the World. I thought this was a Canadian celebration but whatever remembers our proud hritage is improtant. Slàinte.

[@jojoco120]

Beautiful! Sharing!

[@bryansnodgrass1848]

Well spoken, I learned many things from that, thanks

[@shannonsopha2229]

Beautifully said. Tapadh Leat.

[@relicpathfinder2800]

👍 Very, very well done.

[@mikepower4113]

Well done Erik

[@halbarbour7340]

Brought a wee tear to me eye...

[@carolreid5405]

Well said. Thank you. No Man or Woman of Scottish descent was harmed by this speech. Many of us were cheered.

[@dustinwhitaker9377]

Wanted to let you guys know; you're last Q&A session disappeared from my feed couple days ago. Wasn't sure if you were aware. Very weird. Happy Tartan Day!

[@Quantumanticz]

Incredible video

[@Fire-Bound]

I couldn’t have said it better myself! Proud of my Broun/Brown heritage!

[@mr.emetal2941]

You may not be able to pick who you are when you are borne I love who I am and my people and where I come from I wish it still belongs to my people but we are still here which means we can still fight instantly brought me to tears and put a fire in my heart it may be cliche but warrior poets

[@rosemarycuthbert4623]

Supported us in our constant battle for independence. Saor Alba. Thank you

[@rosemarycuthbert4623]

I meant support us right now

[@stacyhoward3516]

Honest respect.

[@ShaggySolidCore]

well said, legit sounds like a masters speech, well done

[@scottishhellcat]

Awesome!

[@kianhunter1283]

My family and I still live in Scotland and have never been to America

[@melancholymelodies89]

Pure barry! A braw day for Scottish pride!

[@rosemarycuthbert4623]

That was brilliant. 8 per cent is higher than I thought

[@charlesdriggers199]

Think of those here in the U.S. who do not know there ancestry. I for one did not know the history of of who I was until I did the DNA testing. And even then ,I did not know until I did a family tree search. There I found the names that made it clear. When I found out more about them. From where they came. Oh, I am a mutt. We cannot deny this being in this country . But the amount of Scottish descent I never knew. How many are like I was?

[@raymondharnack4160]

My gran was a campbell, I’m not sure if that makes me of Scottish decent but would like to find out.

[@henrykartoffelsalat8578]

Man I'm German and this hits different, even for me.

[@brianrussellscott]

As a proud Scot, I found this eulogy very moving. I pray for the day when Scotland, like our Scots-American family, can celebrate our own ‘Independence Day’. PS: Could I make a request Scots don’t like to be referred to as Scotch. ‘Scots’ is the much preferred pronoun.

[@malusvalusai2033]

I want to know what’s in the decanter on the mantle

[@ashleighg.3366]

You are missing Alan Pinkerton the founder of what would become private eyes and he would save President Lincoln's life on the train to Washington DC to be inaugurated he lived in Dundee Illinois and was a Cooper from Glasgow

[@Skatewolf-81]

Well said my good sir

[@Baylock746]

I am proud of my Scottish heritage... 🇺🇸💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SFLET-up9ll]

Wow, I

[@CrashMacDuff]

Aye!❤

[@melissah1889]

Answer the question!

[@kerrick7621]

My mother is a Ker, my father is a Karrick, to my knowledge Karrick is a place name in Scotland, in Ayrshire. Makes me wonder what clan my Ancestors pledged allegiance to. (One account of my genealogy says the Karrick name is descended from Earl’s of Carrick, and Robert the Bruce himself but really who knows.)

[@CullodenCowboy]

Scots also fought and died for Texas. Many scots were at the Alamo, 80% of the men being of Scottish decent, and the Scottish government commemorated their sacrifice with a stone laid at the shrine to those men.

[@kennethmclaughlin9538]

[@Gonosen]

Yes and they planted the North...

[@robbiebarbour7933]

RUBBISH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@northscot9862]

We are still here.and we will always be here. SAOR ALBA GU BRATH