Comments on: What a great big TATTIE!!!

By: Grace Stewart-Skinner

Grace Stewart-Skinner — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:52:36 +0000

Now Mr.Q,the reason why the Hogmanay holiday is called Christmas, is because it is my BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!……………………………………………………………
Obviously!

By: Grace Stewart-Skinner

Grace Stewart-Skinner — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:51:10 +0000

Now Mr.Q,the reason why the Hogmanay holiday is called Christmas, is because it is my BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!……………………………………………………………
Obviously ;-P

By: marybankblog

marybankblog — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:23:19 +0000

Well done (and thanks!) to everyone who contributed towards this discussion. Yes, tatties are indeed potatoes and this holiday was traditionally used to allow children/families to earn money by helping with the harvesting of potatoes for local farmers.
Now…anyone know why we call the holiday in December, Christmas?!!!!

By: zack benzie

zack benzie — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:39:40 +0000

In the tattie holidays they shut down the schools so kids and adults could all harvest the tatties before it was too late.

By: Miss Lavakula

Miss Lavakula — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:19:17 +0000

Wow, you are on holidays! We have just finished ours here in New Zealand. Tatter holidays sounds really interesting. Could it be the harvest season for potatoes?

By: Mr Webb

Mr Webb — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:04:30 +0000

So I take it that tatties are flowers and it has nothing to do with potatoes at all! Thanks for explaining it Coulhill Primary.
Mr Webb
Tamaki Intermediate, New Zealand.

By: Aryk and Morven(Coulhill Primary 4)

Aryk and Morven(Coulhill Primary 4) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:48:36 +0000

In the tattie holidays you would pick the big tatties and stamp the smaller tatties in the ground. At half yoking you would get a drink and if you were lucky you would get a fresh scone.

By: Jenny and James(Coulhill Primary 4)

Jenny and James(Coulhill Primary 4) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:09:20 +0000

You would get a really sore back when you were bending over all day. You would really need a drink and something to eat at half yoking. When you were finished picking the tatties you would empty them into a sack or the trailer. You would get paid. It would take you all day to clean the mud out from under your nails.

By: Phoebe and Jake(Coulhill Primary 4)

Phoebe and Jake(Coulhill Primary 4) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:05:28 +0000

In the tattie holidays we found out that people pick tatties. There were no toilets in the field. They didn’t go by bus or car they went in the bogey. You had a section to start at and you had to pick all of the tatties. Sometimes you would kick dirt over the tatties or stamp them in the ground.

By: Rebecca and Logan(Coulhill Primary 4)

Rebecca and Logan(Coulhill Primary 4) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:35:40 +0000

In the October holidays you would pick tatties. We found out that you got paid at the end of the day. We also found out that you had to be up early sometimes 6 or 7 in the morning!