) Kilts
 A kilt is a knee-length checked garment like a skirt.
 It's a striking feature of the national costume worn
 by men in Scotland, especially in the Highlands. The
 cloth, which is known as tartan, is woven in various
 colours and designs, and each Scottish family, or
 clan, has got its own pattern of tartan. This was one
 way in which people could show which clan they
 belonged to. Kilts are still worn at cultural events in
 Scotland and elsewhere in the UK. Depending on the
 occasion, a kilt is usually worn with a belt, a jacket,
 a sporran (a type of pouch), special footwear, a kilt
 pin and - optionally - underwear. Before the reign
 of Queen Victoria, the kilt was worn without a kilt
 pin. One windy day, the Queen arrived on a visit to a
 castle. One soldier was standing at attention and was
 embarrassed because the wind was blowing his skirt
 open, leaving his lower body exposed. Queen Victoria
 gave him her clothing pin to secure his skirt and that
 is the origin of the kilt pin.

Kilts

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    ) Kilts Akilt is a knee-length checked garment like a skirt. It's a striking feature of the national costume worn by men in Scotland, especially in the Highlands. The cloth, which is known as tartan, is woven in various colours and designs, and each Scottish family, or clan, has got its own pattern of tartan. This was one way in which people could show which clan they belonged to. Kilts are still worn at cultural events in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK. Depending on the occasion, a kilt is usually worn with a belt, a jacket, a sporran (a type of pouch), special footwear, a kilt pin and - optionally - underwear. Before the reign of Queen Victoria, the kilt was worn without a kilt pin. One windy day, the Queen arrived on a visit to a castle. One soldier was standing at attention and was embarrassed because the wind was blowing his skirt open, leaving his lower body exposed. Queen Victoria gave him her clothing pin to secure his skirt and that is the origin of the kilt pin.