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The 2022 Edinburgh Military Tattoo pipes and drums. The term tattoo derives from a 17th-century Dutch phrase doe den tap toe ("turn off the tap") a signal to tavern owners each night, played by a regiment's Corps of Drums, to turn off the taps of their ale kegs so that the soldiers would retire to their billeted lodgings at a reasonable hour. [1]
The Tattoo makes its highly anticipated return on Friday with this year’s show Voices.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo was first staged in 1950; it combines the traditional sounds of the bagpipes and drums with the modern aspects of the armed forces. In 2008, the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo was launched and held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle by permission of HM The Queen.
Hogmanay fireworks over Edinburgh The Pleasance venue Royal Mile street performance. This is a list of arts and cultural festivals regularly taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland. The city has become known for its festivals since the establishment in 1947 of the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which runs ...
Ironic really, since the biggest critism of the tattoo is that it has lost its military feel and become a variety show... 118.210.59.52 ( talk ) 02:41, 8 March 2010 (UTC) [ reply ] External links modified
Edinburgh Castle illuminated during the Edinburgh Military Tattoo The city hosts a series of festivals that run between the end of July and early September each year. The best known of these events are the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo , the Edinburgh Art Festival and the ...
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