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18th January 07, 03:33 PM
#11
 Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome
So if someone else can honor their MacDonald clan heritage by wearing a tartan that their MacDonald anscestors probably never wore, why can't someone else honor their gypsy heritage by wearing a tartan that their gypsy anscestors never wore?
The point behind the tartan is that it is symbolic. We wear a particular tartan because of what it symbolizes, not because we believe our actual anscestors wore the same patterned cloth.
THAT is an excellent point to be made right there. Worded well and to the point.
Thank you.
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