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Robert Burns

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

Who was Robert Burns and why is Burns Night celebrated? Dennis Morton

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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Farthest throw and catch of a sausage roll in the mouth (photo: You Tube, David Rush)

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

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