Burns Night in Edinburgh: 15 photos of Burns Night celebrations over the years in Edinburgh
January 25 is almost upon us, with Burns Night parties happening all across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Celebrating Scots poet Robert Burns is nothing new. The very first Burns supper was arranged by the poet’s friends, who gathered on the fifth anniversary of his death, in 1801, to remember him. Since then, people across Scotland and the world have gathered yearly to honour the life and poetry of the wordsmith.
To help you get excited for this year’s festivities, here are 15 photos of Edinburgh Burns Night celebrations over the years.
To help you get excited for this year’s festivities, here are 15 photos of Edinburgh Burns Night celebrations over the years.
9. Burns-themed car
A bunch of 'reporters' posed with a Burns-themed car, which had the registration number 'HAG IS', for the Evening News Burns Supper at the Assembly Rooms in 1997. Photo: TINA NORRIS
10. An international Burns supper
Edinburgh Robert Burns fans set off from Charlotte Square for a Burns Supper in Moscow in January 1975. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
11. E.N BURNS NIGHT. The Assembly rooms were packed to capacity on Friday night, when the Evening News held their Burns Supper.
The Assembly rooms were packed to capacity in 1998 at the Evening News' Burns Supper. Photo: JEREMY STOCKTON
12. A Cuban Burns night
A Cuban Burns night was thrown at the Counting House, Edinburgh, in 2002, to raise funds for charity. Photo: SEAN BELL