January 25th: Burns Night

On the night of January 25^th, Scottish people celebrate their most renowned poet, Robert Burns with  a Burns supper. The first supper was held by Burns’ friends on July 21^st in the late 18th century to commemorate his death. Eventually, the date of the supper was changed to January 25^th to mark his birthday. These suppers can be formal or casual but they must be entertaining. The supper includes the eating of haggis[1] and the drinking of Scotch whisky. Poems by Robert Burns, such as his famous “Auld Lang Syne” (see Hogmany), are recited. And the dinner often ends in a Céilidh (Celtic music and dance).

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[1] embutido de cordero