Of Love & Haggis
Snowed in by the infinite winter months of January and February, the fairy lights and spices of Christmas can seem a very long time ago. In Scotland, however, Hogmanay ekes out an extra day of holiday on the 2nd, and from there it's only just over three weeks until the nation's day of celebration for its most famous poet: Rabbie Burns.
Born on the 25th January 1759, Robert Burns was a Romantic who wrote lyrically in the Scots language, so how's your lallans? Do you know your ceilidh from your peely-wally and your bogle from your shoogle? It might be canny to ken.
A Burns Night Supper is a proper poetry party with cheeky speeches between the lasses and laddies, recitals, songs and dancing, plus the obligatory sheep's stomach stuffed with deliciousness, which traditionally enters accompanied by bagpipes and then Burns' famous 'Address to a Haggis', before being served with neeps and tatties. It's offal nice.
Burns Literacy Resources
We've a couple of related literacy delights here on ReadingWise. Listen to A Red, Red Rose and use the accompanying comprehension resources to bring it to life by registering for our classics pack trial. And then explore our Burns Night word list!
