Burns Night is celebrated in Scotland and beyond every January.
The annual event marks the birthday of Robert Burns, an iconic figure of Scotland's literary history. The 18th century poet composed Auld Lang Syne and Tam O'Shanter, among many others.
In fact, he penned more than 550 poems and songs before his death in 1796
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Robert Burns was born on January 25, 1759. Burns Night is celebrated each year in Scotland and is colloquially known as Scotland’s “other national day” besides St Andrew’s Day in November.
Each January, Scots from around the world come together on Burns Night, which was first organised by his close friends and family as a memorial dinner. The meal consisted of haggis, neeps and tatties, which is what many still choose to eat on this special day.
There's also cock-a-leekie soup, and plenty to drink.
A Burns Night event usually gets underway with a host reading his “Address to a Haggis”. The poem was written by Burns to celebrate his appreciation of haggis.
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