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  2. Burns supper - Wikipedia

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    A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), the author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, known as Burns Night (Scots: Burns Nicht; Scottish Gaelic: Oidhche na Taigeise) [1] also called Robert Burns Day or Rabbie Burns Day (or Robbie Burns Day in Canada).

  3. Big Burns Supper Festival - Wikipedia

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    The eleven-day festival celebrates Burns Night (Scots: Burns Nicht) which is one of Scotland's key national events celebrating the life of Robert Burns through a gathering of friends and family which is known as a Burns Supper. A Burns Supper is part of Scottish Culture dating back to the 17th Century. [2]

  4. Where to experience the best Burns Night in Edinburgh ... - AOL

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    Five years after the death of Robert Burns, the first Burns supper was held in his birthplace, Alloway.In July 1801, haggis and sheep’s head were served while a group of the poet’s close ...

  5. Address to a Haggis - Wikipedia

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    The poem is most often recited at "Burns supper" a Scottish cultural event celebrating the life of Robert Burns where everybody stands as the haggis is brought in on a silver salver whilst a bagpiper will lead the way towards the host's table. The host or a guest will then recite the poem while slicing open the haggis at the right moment with a ...

  6. Burns Night: Five top tips for hosting the perfect haggis dinner

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  7. Robert Burns - Wikipedia

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    The first Burns supper in The Mother Club in Greenock was held on what was thought to be his birthday on 29 January 1802; in 1803 it was discovered from the Ayr parish records that the correct date was 25 January 1759. [87] The format of Burns suppers has changed little since.

  8. Burns Clubs - Wikipedia

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    The first Burns supper was established in around 1801, attended by Robert Aiken and the address was delivered by Hamilton Paul and within ten years many annual celebrations of the bard's life and works were taking place to the extent that the Reverend William Peebles, a target of Burns' wit, felt compelled to publish a poetical work entitled "Burnomania: the celebrity of Robert Burns ...

  9. Burns Club Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    The Burns Club of Atlanta is fifty-third in seniority among several hundred organizations recognized by the Scottish-based World Burns Federation. Officially organized on January 25, 1896, the centennial year of Robert Burns’ birth, the Burns Club of Atlanta is quite possibly the city's oldest surviving cultural and literary society.