Parade hails thinker Hume

A PARADE up the Royal Mile will mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of philosopher David Hume.

Hundreds are expected to march from the Scottish Parliament to the statue of Hume opposite St Giles' Cathedral as part of "The March to Enlightenment" on April 23 - three days before Hume's birthday.

The parade - organised by the Humanist Society of Scotland - is the first major event to be announced to mark the anniversary of the birth of a man who was an influential thinker in the fields of politics, history, religion and literary and aesthetic theory. Costumed characters representing Hume and other key Enlightenment figures will lead the procession.