When is Burns Night?
The date of Burns Night 2011 is Tuesday 25 January.
Burns Night falls on the Scottish Poet Robert Burns' birthday.
What is Burns Night?
Burns Night is a regular date in the Scottish calendar and celebrates the life and works of their national Bard, Robert Burns.
Celebrations amongst family and friends are conducted during a Burns Supper which includes a number of traditions such as piping in the guests, the Selkirk Grace and piping in the haggis.
Burns Supper Traditions
A traditional Burns Supper includes the following traditions:
Piping in the Guests The Chairman's welcome The Selkirk Grace Starter course of the Burns Dinner Piping in the haggis Address the haggis Toast to the haggis The main Burns Dinner The immortal memory Toast to the Lassies Reply to the toast of the Lassies Performance of Robert Burns' songs and poems Vote of thanks Auld Lang Syne