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Oor Rabbie Vs India’s ‘Rabi’

Every year Scots across the globe dust down their tartan, cook up a storm and pour a wee dram to celebrate our national bard, Robert Burns.

Auld Lang Syne is a song which thrilled the soul of Robert Burns and is sung the world over at New Year.

Who was Saint Andrew and how did he come to be associated with Scotland? Here are ten facts about St Andrew.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is being held in New Zealand. Scotland are there and have found plenty of reminders of home.

Scotland is a land of myths and legends from the world-famous Loch Ness Monster to water kelpies. We explore just a few of them.

Bagpipe rockers the Red Hot Chilli Pipers have helped us create a music quiz with a difference. Can you name that tune?

Every August sees the Piping Live! Festival return to Glasgow. We look at the annual event and the history of the bagpipes in popular culture.

Highlights of Scotland’s summer programme of traditional events.

When we asked you to sum up Scotland in a word, over a thousand of you got back to us. We take a look at some of your suggestions.

Celebrating 200 years of the Bell Rock lighthouse, one of the world's greatest feats of engineering.