Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2009

Description
Tattoo. A word born out of the wars in the Low Countries at the beginning of the eighteenth century – a guard patrolling the streets beating the signal to empty the taverns. Time for the soldiers to return to quarter, to ‘Doe den tap toe’ literally ‘Turn of the taps’. Tap toe became Tattoo, a ceremony at sunset. A hymn is added – then enternainment, until it becomes what we know today: part parade, part theatre, and sometimes part circus. From those humble origins the Tatto… More >>

Military Tattoos and Tournaments