And of course, all this must be washed down with the national drink, whisky. If you want to truly embrace all things Scottish, donning some tartan is a must. The pattern of a tartan is often linked with a Scottish surname or clan a group of families but tartans have been designed for cities and businesses too and some surnames have several patterns linked with them in a palette of different colours.
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New Robert Burns writings found. Already subscribed? Log in. Forgotten your password? Not to mention listening to all those bagpipes. Here is everything you need to know. Robert Burns, also known as Rabbie and the Bard of Ayrshire, has long been considered the national poet of Scotland. Much of his work — which includes Auld Lang Syne well his re-written version of the Scottish folk song — is written in Scottish gaelic or English with a Scottish dialect and his influence grew widely after his death largely among socialism and liberalism.
They made a pact to commemorate him on July 21 each year — the date of his death and this developed over time. Decades later and the date has been moved to January 25 his birthday instead but the principle is still the same: a celebration of Robert Burns and his work with a Burns Night Supper. There are some other things that have caught on over time, including eating lots of haggis, reciting poems, Scottish dancing, bagpipes and drinking lots of whisky. The kilt thing, while many people often wear one for Burns Night, is in dispute however, with some claiming Burns would never have worn one as he was a lowlander.
At Burns Night events, many men wear kilts and women may wear shawls, skirts or dresses made from their family tartan. A tartan was originally a woolen cloth with a distinctive pattern made by using colors of weft and warp when weaving. Particular patterns and combinations of colors were associated with different areas, clans and families.
Tartan patterns are now printed on various materials. Many types of food are associated with Burns Night. These include: cock-a-leekie soup chicken and leek soup ; haggis ; neeps mashed turnips or swedes and tatties mashed potatoes ; cranachan whipped cream mixed with raspberries and served with sweet oat wafers ; and bannocks a kind of bread cooked on a griddle.
Whisky is the traditional drink. While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know. The United Kingdom observes Remembrance Day to remember those who sacrificed their lives during wars and conflicts, including World War I.
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