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The Trooping of the Colour Swan Upping Highland Games Slide 10 The
Queen is the only person in Britain with two birthdays. Her real
birthday is on April, 21st, but she has an official birthday, too.
Thats on the second Saturday in June. And on the Queens official
birthday, there is a traditional ceremony called the Trooping of
the Colour. Its a big parade with brass bands and hundreds of
soldiers at Horse Guards Parade in London. A regiment of the Queens
soldiers, the Guards, march in front of her. At the front of the
parade is the regiments flag or colour.The Guards are trooping the
colour. Thousands of Londoners and visitors watch in Horse Guards
Parade. And millions of people at home watch it on television.
Slide 11 Swan Upping is an annual ceremonial and practical activity
in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up,
caught, marked, and then released.Traditionally, the Monarch of the
United Kingdom owns all unmarked mute swans on the River Thames.
This dates from the 12th century, during which swans were a common
food source for royalty. Swan upping is a means of establishing a
swan census, and today also serves to check the health of swans.
Slide 12 Highland games are events held throughout the year in
Scotland and other countries as away of celebrating Scottish and
Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish
Highlands. Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to
have become emblematic of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt,
and the heavy events, especially the caber toss. While centred on
competitions in piping and drumming, dancing, and Scottish heavy
athletics, the games also include entertainment and exhibits
related to other aspects of Scottish and Gaelic culture. Slide 13
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