The special day in Scottish calendars celebrates Robert Burns’ birthday of January 25, with people coming together to recite poetry by the legendary Bard, sing his songs, drink whisky and enjoy haggis, neeps and tatties.
We’ve found some great photos of Edinburgh celebrations of the Ayrshire poet’s birthday over the years and some rather strange events taking place to mark the occasion, including a haggis being piped onto a flight from the city to London in the 60s.
We also found photos of a Burns Supper on Arthur’s Seat, Scotland’s rugby stars enjoying our traditional dish, a reverend with a pile of holy haggis, local residents heading to Moscow for a Burns Night celebration, and kind supermarket staff feeding the homeless on Burns Night.
13. Checking in
Chef Andrew Fairlie and Rabbie Burns at Edinburgh Airport ahead of their trek to the Himalayas for Burn's Night in 2011. | TSPL Photo: National World
14. Moscow bound
Edinburgh Robert Burns fans set off from Charlotte Square for a Burns Supper in Moscow in January, 1975. | TSPL Photo: National World
15. Time for tea
Piper Michael Knott from the Currie Kirk Boys Brigade Pipe Band chatting with James Allen at the Kirk O' Field Parish Church Social Club for their Burns Supper. | TSPL Photo: National World
16. Ready for the haggis
These women wait patiently at the St Cuthberts Co-op Women's Guild's 1964 Burns Supper in Moredun. | TSPL Photo: National World