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Kilt, noun. - a costume sometimes worn by Scotsmen in America and Americans in Scotland.
Ambrose Bierce






 

Game

The original inhabitants of Scotland were what would now be called heathens or pagans depending on how you define these terms,. For some heathens do not know about the religions of the children of Abraham while Pagans do, but are not adherents.

At any rate, Christianity arrives in Scotland with an Irish abbot named Columba (7 December 521 – 9 June 597). So here are a few questions for you about religion in Scotland

1. The earliest establishment of Christianity in Scotland occurs in about 400 CE. To what saint is it attributed?

2. In what "often the beaten path" place did Columba build a famous abbey

3. During the 16th Century, Scotland underwent the Protestant reformation and followed the teachings of a specific form of Protestantism. Whose followings were they?

4. The attempts to bring “Bonnie Prince Charlie” o the throne would have made the monarch a member of what form of Christianity?

5.What is the largest denomination after the church of Scotland?




ANSWERS TO LAST MONTH'S QUIZ:

So how is your Scottish folklore? Like much folklore, it is not restricted to one country. There are many supernatural beings in Scotland that can be found in other Celtic countries and may also be found in Scandinavia and Germany




1. A shape-shifting water spirit that inhabits the lochs and other bodies of water in Scotland. It has usually been described as appearing as a horse, but is able to adopt human form. What is the creature called?
ANS: Kelpie



2.What are seals that can shift into human form by shedding their skins are known as?
ANS. Selkie



3. What is a small Brownie-like being in the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish borders, known as? It is said occasionally to take the form of a horse trick a rider into mounting him before disappearing and leaving the rider in the muddiest part of the road.
ANS. Dunnie



4. What is the fairy creature that resembles a large black cat with a white spot on its chest is said to prowl the Scottish Highlands?
ANS. Cat Sith



5.What is the solitary male fairy who is seen as kindly and reticent yet sometimes wild in character but had a gentle devotion to children? He is dark haired and clothed in leaves and moss. He is often seen in the north-west highlands of Scotland?
ANS. Gille Dhu or Gillie Dubh



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