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Birthday Wishes tae Rabbie Burns!

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 25 Jan 21

Tonight is Burns' Night! (pronounced 'Burns Nicht' with a rolling Scottish 'R', a short 'i', as in 'lit' and a 'CH' that comes from the back of the throat). It's the birthday of Robert Burns, a simple farm labourer, who...

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For Auld Lang Syne

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 25 Jan 20

Today Scots (and many who aren't Scots) around the world celebrate the birth of Robert Burns in 1759. He was just a poor farmer's son who had little formal education. He spent his early life as a plough boy and farm hand on his...

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Haggis Hunting!

pgn @pgntwo (22405) • Derry, Northern Ireland 24 Jan 16

Few know that the wild Haggis is a wiry-haired critter that lives in the rugged, windswept mountains of the Scottish Highlands. The elusive, four-legged Haggis has become especially adapted to its steep, craggy environment in one...

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Dang Dog ate my Burns Night supper!

jazzsue58 @jazzsue58 (2666) 28 Jan 12

An apology to my kids - it isn't them cleaning me out of vittles. I'm constantly telling my 4 kids off for always eating everything I cook, going back for seconds and thirds so there's never a "leftovers" day in my house.BUT...

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Did you have a Burns Night Supper at the weekend?

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 27 Jan 09

Did you have a Burns Night Supper at the weekend, and if so, did you have haggis with all the traditional accompianments such as neeps, tatties and a drop of whisky? We always have a big family Burns night supper and its so...

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