Burns' Night is a Scottish celebration. It commemorates the birth and life of the Scottish poet Robert Burns who was born on 25th January 1759.
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| Robert Burns |
On the occasion, people have a special dinner, where haggis, a traditional Scottish dish, must be served while listening to pipes. People also read some of the texts written by R. Burns.
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| Piping in the haggis |
Learn more about the celebration on
the BBC site.
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| A Scot playing pipes |
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| Haggis, neeps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes) |
In this video, you can see the haggis arriving with the pipes, then someone recites Burns' famous poem "Address to a haggis":
