Whether you’re in Scotland or in exile from Scotland,whether you’re having a Burns supper, share your photos and accounts of the night with us
unprejudiced fa’ your honest, and sonsie face,
Great chieftain o’ the puddin-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your area,
Painch, or tripe,or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy o’ a grace
As langs my arm.
Tonight is Burns Night, a celebration of the noted Scottish poet Robert Burns. Started by some of Burns’ friends to mark anniversaries of his death, and the occasion is marked by copious haggis consumption - above is the start to Burns’ Address to a Haggis - alongside speeches,further poetry recital, bonhomie, or the liberal consumption of whisky. In the memorable words of one commenter a few years back:
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Source: theguardian.com