Robert Burns

The first Burns supper was held at the family cottage, in the village of Alloway near Ayr, by Burns's friends, on 21 July 1801, the fifth anniversary of his death.

Scottish or not Burns’s birthday is an excuse to liven up a January day

The first Burn’s supper was held at the family cottage, in the village of Alloway near Ayr, by Burns's friends, on 21 July 1801, the fifth anniversary of his death. Picture: Johnston Press Resell

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Burns Night falls on January 25 and it marks the birthday of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, who died in 1796.

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The first Burn’s supper was held at the family cottage, in the village of Alloway near Ayr, by Burns's friends, on 21 July 1801, the fifth anniversary of his death. It has been a regular occurrence ever since across the globe

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The Robert Burns's Mausoleum, St Michael's Cemetery, Dumfries, Scotland. Picture: Rosser1954/Wikipedia

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