Theme days are all around us it seems, from wearing pink ^[1], red, black, and denim ^[2] there’s always a good cause to support. It just so happens that Vancouverites will be encouraged to show solidarity in a slightly different manner this Sunday.

Vancouver’s lads and lassies have until Sunday to press their kilts and dust off their sporans for the city’s first official Tartan Day. Council will declare today that Vancouver is joining a long list of cities around the world that celebrate their Scottish roots on April 6. [The Province ^[3]]

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Photo Credit: Roland Tanglao ^[4] on Flickr

The Tartan Day campaign ^[5] is being spearheaded by Todd Wong who is responsible for the local and inter-cultural Gung Haggis Fat Choy ^[6] dinners. GHFC has been taking place for the last 10 years and it brings together the Chinese New Year and Robbie Burns Day.

I’m not sure I own anything tartan (do some funky argyle socks count?), and I have a sneaking suspicion it may turn into “dress like a naught school girl day”, but I think Vancouverites will embrace this new tradition in the making.