My Heritage Project by Shelby Howard

My Heritage/Contry

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-21 21:34:35 UTC

My heritage / conutry includes mainly Scottish, Mexican and German, but today im focusing on my Scottish side.

Name of your first relative in the U.S. and their relation to you

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-21 21:46:03 UTC

The first relative in the United States was my Grandma and Grandpa.

Flag of the country

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-21 21:47:44 UTC

Push and pull factors for your family

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-21 21:49:02 UTC

One push factor for my family was that my grandma was pregnant with my mom and they believed they would have a better life i the USA. One pull factor is that they could buy more property in California for less money.

A recipe from the “old” country, let us know what it is (dessert, drink, main dish) -ingredients and steps

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-21 21:49:17 UTC

A short sentence with a translation

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-21 21:53:58 UTC

English - Hi my name is Shelby Howard and my heritage is Scottish

Gaelic- Hi 'S e m' ainm agus mo Shelby Howard dualchas na h-Alba

Describe a national holiday, with a twist (how is it different from a holiday in the U.S.?)

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-22 20:24:29 UTC

In many households, open-air lunches are arranged. Black buns, Bannock cakes and Sun cakes are the traditional picks for Christmas meal. Other delicious dishes are plum pudding, mince pies, spiced roast duck, smoked salmon coronets with prawns and seafood bisque

Currency used in that country, compare it to one dollar

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-22 20:30:48 UTC

1 US Dollar equals

0.93 Euro

Who is the current leader of the “old” country?

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-23 21:38:25 UTC

Alex Salmond

Information on a national monument

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-23 21:58:47 UTC

The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.

Describe a rite of passage

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-24 17:24:28 UTC

Ceremonies that mark important transitional periods in a person's life, such as birth, puberty, marriage, having children, and death. Rites of passage usually involve ritual activities and teachings designed to strip individuals of their original roles and prepare them for new roles.

What has America “adopted” from your family’s heritage / country of origin?

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-24 17:26:50 UTC

One thing America adopted from Scotland is the bicycle, Blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan made a pedal cycle based on a hobby horse, with horizontal pedal movement. He would "cycle" the rough roads in Dumfriesshire, but never tried to profit from his invention. Unlike the Lycra industry.

How is the leader of that country elected?

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-24 17:29:02 UTC

Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond is a Scottish politician who served as the fourth First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014

Something new you learned about your heritage (this can be part of that country’s history, a tradition practiced, the meaning of its national anthem)

shelbyh2298 — 2017-03-24 17:38:38 UTC

One new thing i learned about m heritage is that Scotland national animal is the Unicorn