The Scotsman

Search is on for a single

- By BRIAN FERGUSON

A nationwide search for a single word about Scottish pride which will become an official symbol of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebratio­ns is up and running.

Thousands of young Scots will get the chance to help create an image which will be formed at the fire parade which acts as the curtain-raiser for the city’s festivitie­s.

Organisers want to send out a signal of a word which best answers the question “what makes you proud to live in Scotland?” from the finale of the event in Holyrood Park.

Dozens of workshops will be held over the next few weeks with three different age groups, ranging from

0 Organisers of Edinburgh’s eight to 26 will be held across the country to help produce a shortlist which will put to a public vote. The aim is to come up a list of contenders for an internatio­nal message which represent the values of young people in Scotland.

The #Scotword initiative

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