Ways Scots kept their traditions going in their new country

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  • Scots gave new settlements/towns Scottish names eg Hamilton, Glendale
  • Scots also settled in groups together and helped other Scots immigrants to settle
  • Scots built churches and continued to worship in their traditional ways eg Presbyterian Churches in Australia
  • Scots continued to place emphasis on education. They built schools and founded universities
  • Scots continued to speak Gaelic and also taught Gaelic to their children to continue the tradition
  • Scots also organised Burns Suppers and ate traditional foods (e.g. haggis)
  • Many Scots played the bagpipes/sang Scottish songs/taught Highland dancing/organised ceilidhs
  • Scots celebrated Tartan Day (Australia)/wore tartan/created new local tartans
  • Some groups of Scots established Highland Games in their place of settlement