What is Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile)?
[[File:The_Heart_of_Midlothian.JPG|thumb|The Heart of Midlothian]] The '''Heart of Midlothian''' is a [[mosaic]]. It can be found outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. The heart is where the entrance to Edinburgh's Old Tolbooth used to be, but it was taken down in the year 1817.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908403124|title=Edinburgh: The Golden Age|last=Cosh|first=Mary|publisher=Birlinn Limited|year=2003|isbn=978-1-78027-258-0|location=Edinburgh|pages=542|oclc=908403124}}</ref> In some cultures, it is believed that spitting on the heart brings good fortune. Long ago, people used to do something that they thought would bring them good luck. This tradition started because they didn't like the punishments that happened in a building called the Old Tolbooth.<ref>Monuments and Statues of Edinburgh, Michael T.R.B. Turnbull (Chambers) p.17</ref> The Edinburgh football team [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.]] is named from the Old Tolbooth, and the mosaic which marks its older location.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Heart Of Midlothian Football Club|url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/more/club/history-2|access-date=2020-11-07|website=www.heartsfc.co.uk}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32H9WORvpj0 A short documentary] with both locals and tourists giving their opinion about the start of spitting on The Heart. * [https://archive.today/20121223214613/http://www.capitalcollections.org.uk/viewItem.php?i=2857 Picture of the Tolbooth] in [http://www.capitalcollections.org.uk Edinburgh City Libraries' ''Capital Collections''] [[Category:Mosaics]] [[Category:Pages with unreviewed translations]]