To quote Kyle: "***" Rocky's post describing the reason behind colour symbolism in state tartans. It is interesting to note that the first district tartan in North America, the Nova Scotia, actually set this precedent. Back in 1953 the tartan was designed for a display at an agricultural exposition in Truro. It was thought that it was better to design a new tartan, symbolic of the province, than to chose one clan's tartan over others and risk offence, according to Teall and Smith's District Tartans.

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