About The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual Military tattoo given by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and International military bands and display teams in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. The event takes place annually in August, as part of the Edinburgh Festival (a collective name for many independent festivals and events in Edinburgh in August).
History
The word "tattoo" originally dates from the eighteenth century, when British Army units were stationed in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession. Drummers from the garrison were sent out into the towns each evening to Beat Retreat, summoning the soldiers to return to barracks for the night. The process was known as Doe den tap toe or just tap toe and encouraged the inn keepers to "turn off the taps": stop serving beer and send the soldiers back for the night.
The first official Tattoo began in 1950 with just 8 items in the programme. There were no stands for spectators; now for three weeks in August 9000 people climb the cobbled stones of the Royal Mile each evening to see it.
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