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This annual celebration of the life and works of the poet Robert Burns is held in Scotland and across the globe around the anniversary of the poet's birthday in the form of a convivial dinner with particular, some may say peculiar, ritual traditions.
Robert Burns: Scotland's national poet.
Burns Supper: the celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns, on or around his birthday on 25 January every year.
When the Reverend Hamilton Paul agreed to arrange the first anniversary dinner for Robert Burns' patrons and friends in July 1801, he began a tradition that quite soon became a global celebration.
Over two hundred years later, Burns Suppers are held all over the world to commemorate the life and work of a poet beloved wherever people celebrate life, love and liberty. From its beginning with nine Scotsmen in Burns Cottage, to today, where over nine million people join in the Burns Supper festivities, from the USA to Russia, Australia to China, and somewhere near you. The long and happy story of Burns Night is explored in this history of the annual event which has been called 'the biggest party in the world'.
Contents
Acknowledgements 11
Introduction 13
Part One: The Creation and Growth of the Burns Supper
CHAPTER ONE:
Convivial Club Life in Burns's Time 23
CHAPTER TWO:
The Creation of the First Burns Supper 34
Alloway, July 1801 34
How Hamilton Paul Bonded the Elements of the Burns Supper Together 39
CHAPTER THREE:
The Charismatic Period 45
CHAPTER FOUR:
The Traditional Period 64
International Scope 64
The United States of America 67
Canada 80
India 82
Australia 87
New Zealand 91
Hong Kong and the Far East 93
Africa 95
Back to the United Kingdom 97
CHAPTER FIVE
The Bureaucratic Period 116
CHAPTER SIX:
The Burns Supper at War 130
CHAPTER SEVEN:
Innovations and the Global Period 144
Communism 144
Broadcasting 150
The Global Period 154
Part Two: The Elements of the Burns Supper
CHAPTER EIGHT:
The Immortal Memory 160
The Immortal Memory in Prose 161
The Form of the Toast 172
'Join Me in a Toast' 175
CHAPTER NINE:
The Haggis 178
The Haggis for Scotland 179
Burns's Inspiration 185
The Haggis on the Menu 188
The Haggis in Ritual 193
Addressing the Haggis 199
CHAPTER TEN:
Ale, Sangs an' Clatter 204
Drink 205
Entertainment 212
The Songs 214
The Poems 220
CHAPTER ELEVEN:
Beginning and Ending the Evening 228
Opening the Proceedings: Saying Grace 228
Closing the Proceedings: Singing Auld Lang Syne 235
CHAPTER TWELVE:
Female Participation in Burns Suppers 242
Women Attending the Burns Supper 242
The Toast to the Lass(i)es 254
Conclusion 259
Abbreviations 264
Endnotes & Further Reading 266
