Burn's Night

Festival Location: All Areas, Scotland

Festival Type(s): Traditional Festivals, National Festivals, Historical Festivals

by © Paul Dodson 2009

January 25 is the (assumed) birthday of Caledonia's bard, Robert Burns. Burns, Scotland's most revered poet penned for the people many poetic treats including Tam O'Shanter, My Luve's like a Red, Red Rose, and To a Haggis.

To Scots the world over Burn's Night is an institution; a chance to gather for tradtional fare, a little poetry and usually a wee dram of fine Scotch or three in honour of the champion of the common people.