Colorado State Tartan
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Tartan
Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...
pattern officially adopted by the U.S. State of Colorado to represent the state in various functions and occasions.
Official state tartan
The Colorado General Assembly adopted House Joint Resolution 97-1016 on 3 March 1997, designating an official Colorado State Tartan. The tartan is a pattern and colors that symbolize Colorado's splendor and history. The pattern or sett consists of primary blocks of forest green and cerulean blue separated by broad dividing bands of black, with the forest green checks containing two pairs of tram tracks consisting of lavender and white and with the cerulean blue checks containing a gold stripe with red guard lines. The official state tartan is a Celtic district tartan that may be worn by any resident or friend of Colorado whether or not of Celtic heritage.Colorado State Tartan thread count, which may be verified on the website of the Scottish Tartans Authority:
- [Y/8] R6 MB34 K40 G4 W6 Lv6 W6 [G/64]
Colorado House Joint Resolution 96-1014 designated July 1 as Tartan Day
Tartan Day
Tartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage on April 6, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320. A one-off event was held in New York City in 1982, but the current format originated in Canada in the mid 1980s. It spread to other communities of the Scottish diaspora in...
in the State of Colorado.
See also
- List of Colorado state symbols
- List of U.S. state tartans
- State of Colorado
- TartanTartanTartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...