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Who was he?
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet. He is widely regarded as Scotland’s national poet but is also celebrated over seas. Many of his pieces were in the Scot’s dialect.
Why is he important to Scotland?
I for one believe that Burns is the Scottish equivalent to Shakespeare. In 2009 he was voted Greatest Scot through a vote run by STV.
Order of the supper
Start of the evening
Guests gather and mix as in any informal party.
Host's welcoming speech
The host says a few words welcoming everyone to the supper and perhaps stating the reason for it. The event is declared open.
All of the guests are seated and grace is said, usually using the Selkirk Grace. The Selkirk Grace is a well-known thanksgiving said before meals, using the Lowland Scots language.
The supper then starts with the soup course. Normally a Scottish soup such as Scotch Broth or Potato Soup
Addressing the haggis.
Everyone stands as the main course is brought in. This is always a haggis on a large dish. It is usually brought in by the cook, generally while a piper plays bagpipes and leads the way to the host's table, where the haggis is laid down. The host, or perhaps a guest with a talent, then recites the Address to a Haggis.
What do they eat?
Haggis neaps and tatties is the traditional meal on burns night.
Interesting facts about haggis.
Haggis is very basically sheep guts, oatmeal and stock cooked in a sheep’s stomach.
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