The beautiful town of Alexandria (Old Town) was officially established by three Scottish merchants and the town is named after one of them, John Alexander. The city celebrated its Scottish heritage with the 44th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk. It’s actually an entire weekend of activities and a major fundraiser for The Campagna Center which supports children programs in Alexandria.
I’m a big fan of Scotland so, even with the threat of a downpour, I’m glad I attended the parade. Pipers in kilts and lots of dogs ranks as some of my favorite things.
Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend
Representative from the Scottish Government as the Grand Marshal
There were Scottish Societies from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Ocean County, New Jersey
Mary Queen of Scots representative
And then there’s the Scottish Darth Vader
…little more Star Wars characters
Dogs on Parade:
As Mel Gibson exclaimed in Braveheart: ‘If it’s not Scottish, it’s crap !!” . Nice post
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Very interesting, I’ve never heard about that !
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It’s a fun annual event ~ this was the 44th parade.
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What a fun parade which you’ve captured the spirit of so well. The dogs are great, the Scottish Darth Vader a hoot, the Santa with pipes is wonderful… but my favorite of the many great shots here is the third one. excellent!
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Thanks. I really like #3 too ~ the spectators are sometimes as interesting as the parade 😉
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Lovely photos, thanks for sharing, love the dogs and highlanders 🙂
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Thank you!
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Great pics! Love Alexandria especially in the spring!
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Thank you! Alexandria is a beautiful city any time of year but you’re right ~ springtime is especially gorgeous!
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