# Event Details - **Event Name**: Celebrate Scotland’s festive traditions with author Anna Marshall - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: Unwrap Scotland’s connection with the festive season with Anna Marshall - including the Broons, Viking Yule, first footing, and more!About this EventUnwrap Scotland's unique connection with the festive season with Anna Marshall, author of 'The Little Book of Christmas and Hogmanay: Scotland's Festive Traditions'.In this talk Marshall will discuss different local and national traditions, from those practised in the Borders all the way to the islands of Orkney and Shetland.From Celtic druids and Viking Yule to the outright banning of Christmas for 400 years, The Broons to, first footing, Scotland’s festive history is a joyous miscellany. It showcases the creative, elaborate and sometimes downright bizarre aspects of our culture, from the ancient past to now.Bring along your own customs and traditions to share as we explore traditions old and new!About the speakerAnna Marshall is a freelance publicist based near Edinburgh. She is also the author of the '44 Scotland Street Cookbook', inspired by Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling series.When you book an event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and our third-party suppliers for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event and for audience research. For more information, visit the National Library of Scotland privacy pages, in particular the events notice and feedback and complaints notice. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/celebrate-scotland’s-festive-traditions-with-author-anna-marshall/100001544449442859 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: National Library of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9485782 - **long**: -3.1919722 - **full address**: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Celebrate Scotland’s festive traditions with author Anna Marshall - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/dc8fcf4d2e719561664db0c78cc299b4d3cae9a92d301f83bb65c28900fbc785-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf4f3f2-gmir.jpg?v=1758882330 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Celebrate Scotland’s festive traditions with author Anna Marshall being held? - **A:** Celebrate Scotland’s festive traditions with author Anna Marshall takes place on Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm at National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Celebrate Scotland’s festive traditions with author Anna Marshall? - **A:** Celebrate Scotland’s festive traditions with author Anna Marshall is organized by National Library of Scotland. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Celebrate Scotland’s festive traditions with author Anna Marshall", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/dc8fcf4d2e719561664db0c78cc299b4d3cae9a92d301f83bb65c28900fbc785-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf4f3f2-gmir.jpg?v=1758882330", "startDate": "2025-12-06", "endDate": "2025-12-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/celebrate-scotland’s-festive-traditions-with-author-anna-marshall/100001544449442859", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "National Library of Scotland", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "George IV Bridge", "postalCode": "EH1 1EW", "addressLocality": "Edinburgh", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.9485782", "longitude": "-3.1919722" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Unwrap Scotland’s connection with the festive season with Anna Marshall - including the Broons, Viking Yule, first footing, and more!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-19", "availabilityEnds": "2025-12-06", "validFrom": "2026-05-19", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/celebrate-scotland’s-festive-traditions-with-author-anna-marshall/100001544449442859" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-19", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-05-19", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/celebrate-scotland’s-festive-traditions-with-author-anna-marshall/100001544449442859", "price": 0, "name": "Ticket" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-19", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-05-19", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/celebrate-scotland’s-festive-traditions-with-author-anna-marshall/100001544449442859", "price": 0, "name": "Ticket + Donation" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "National Library of Scotland", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/national-library-of-scotland/22517532", "description": "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------National Library of Scotland Privacy StatementYour personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland for the purposes of managing your event booking. 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