Robert Burns Day

Stacey McAlinden9.12.13

• Most famous Scottish poet and lyricist

• Scotland’s National poet• 2009, STV, greatest Scot• Rabbie Burns, Ploughman Poet,

The Bard• Famous all over the world• More than 500 songs/poems

• Born in Ayr, Scotland 25th January 1759

• Died 21st July 1796 in Dumfries, aged 37 (heart condition)

• Lived in different parts of Scotland, farm family- poor.

• He had 12 children

Writing Style

• Romantic Style• Scots dialect• Auld Lang Syne• Scots Wha Hae• A Red, Red Rose• A Man’s a Man for A’That• Tam o’Shanter• Ae Fond Kiss

• Very famous in Scotland, huge part of our heritage, proud

• 25th January (his birthday)• Burns Supper

Burns Supper• Eating traditional food• Traditional dancing• Traditional music• Rabbie Burns works• Kilt and Tartan

Piping in the guests

Welcome- The Selkirk Grace: Some hae meat and canna eat, and some would eat that want it, but we hae meat and we can eat, sae let the Lord be thankit.

Piping in and address to the haggis, “Gie her a haggis!”

Toast to the haggis… ”The Haggis!”

The meal: haggis, neeps and tatties

Shortbread

Entertainers

Toast to the Lassies and reply to Toast to the Lassies

The Immortal Memory

Ceilidh Dancing

Vote of thanks

Auld Lang Syne

One of most famous songs

Known all over the world

Hogmanay

We will celebrate Burns Day!

We won’t have haggis!

Thank you for listening!