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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:01 AM
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Burns Night: Celebrating 250 Years on Jan. 25th
Anyone planning on hosting a "Burns Supper"?


A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems including "Auld Lang Syne," which is generally sung as a folk song at Hogmanay and other New Year celebrations around the world. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, January 25, sometimes known as Burns night, although they may in principle be held at any time of the year.

Burns suppers are most common in Scotland, but they occur wherever there are Burns clubs, Scottish Societies, expatriate Scots, or lovers of Burns' poetry.

The first suppers were held in Ayrshire at the end of the 18th century by his friends on the anniversary of his death, July 21, In Memoriam and, although the date has changed to 25 January since then, they have been a regular occurrence ever since.

They may be formal or informal but they should always be entertaining. The only items which the informal suppers have in common are haggis, Scotch whisky and perhaps a poem or two. Formal dinners given by organisations such as the Freemasons or St. Andrews Societies often do not allow ladies to be present. Those that do may occasionally end in a céilidh. However whether they are single sex or not, the formal suppers follow a standard format which is as follows.

More here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns_Night
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WilmywoodNCparalegal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:08 AM
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1. My bad... I thought it was C. Montgomery Burns...
excellent!


Release the hounds!
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JenaLaw Donating Member (329 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:09 AM
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2. not hosting...
but will be attending one in the NYC area! ANyone interested in details?
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:28 AM
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3. I'm not in the NYC area...sounds like fun!
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buzzycrumbhunger Donating Member (793 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:49 AM
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4. I have to work. . .
but I have a bottle of single malt and a great recipe for vegan haggis that always mark the occasion.

Whate'er yer hurdies are, hie them here fer the appropriate incantation.
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