Burns Night

Okay, if you're like me (and I wouldn't admit that if I were you), you have no idea what Burns Night is.  Well, Evan is going to a Burns Night celebration tomorrow.  That should be a clue that is something Scottish. Right you are.  Burns Night is a celebration of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who most notably wrote the words for Auld Lang Syne and less notably, Scots Wha Hae and To A Louse  and let's not forget Address To A Haggis .  Now you understand why people hold these Burns Night celebrations all over the world!

Okay, this isn't any ordinary party.  There is a certain order of events that is maintained at Burns Nights world over.  Here is how it works -

Welcome speech

Selkirk Grace which goes like this 

Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit

Piping in the haggis

Address to the haggis

Toast to the haggis

The meal

The drink

Entertainment

The immortal memory of Robert Burns, I think

Second Entertainment

Toast to the Lassies

Final Entertainment

Reply to the Toast to the Lassies also known as the toast to the laddies

Vote of thanks

Auld Lang Syne

There you have it!  Now you can see that this is no ordinary party.  You can also see that those Scots really like their haggis.  I figure after tomorrow night Evan will be 100% Scottish.