Every year Burns Night celebrates the life of Robert Burns. Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist, widely known as the national poet of Scotland.
Who was Robert Burns?
Born in 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire in Scotland, Burns was the eldest of seven children.
Burns became a prominent poet figure of the Romanticism era of poetry.
He penned hundreds of poems over his lifetime, but perhaps the work he is best known for is Auld Lang Syne, which was said to have been adapted by Burns from an old Scottish folk song.
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After everyone has eaten, the first Burns recital is performed and the Immortal Memory, a tribute speech to Burns, is given along with other Burns recitals.
These recitals are often followed by a Toast to the Lassies, and a Reply to the Toast to the Lassies.
And to end the night, people will cross their arms and join hands to sing Auld Lang Syne.
Some people will celebrate Burns Night at home, but others may visit a restaurant hosting a Burns Night supper.