Today is Tartan Day

     Today is "Tartan Day" on the calendar. That means very little to the Wongs and Schmidts, but folks like the MacLellans find it interesting. In the old days folks are said to have worn their blankets around their waist during the day. At night it became their warmth. People began weaving their blankets in family patterns. When the families became clans and got out of hand, the king decreed that tartans were outlawed. The clans still kept small pieces on their person - the Scots were and are an independent lot. Lots of fun reading the history.