Quote Originally Posted by ronstew
As I understand it, your clan comes from your father, not your mother.

Having looked at dicussions such as this for the past several months, I have come to the opinion that if you are wearing emblems of a clan whose chief has made decrees concerning those emblems, you should follow the wishes of the clan chief. Otherwise, you should do what seems right and respectful, and what looks good.
I thonk you're right, Ron, in saying that Clan 'membership' is traditionally regarded as being passed through the paternal line. Having said that, though, I have also heard that in these enlightened times it is acceptable to claim 'membership' via the maternal line, paticularly if one's father has no Clan affiliation.

I have also heard that wearing the badge of a particular Clan actually signifies your allegiance to that Clan, whether or not you actually have a blood-tie to it.

(Many people maintain, of course, that the same convention applies to tartans, but that subject has been covered in detail on this forum before)

I guess the best course of action to take would be to seek the advice of the Clan Chief before donning any of the Clan's distinguishing marks.

Cheers,

troy