Burns Night Traditions & Celebrations Burns Night ... The evening begins with the recitation of a traditional Scottish grace, followed by the soup course, usually smoked fish or cock-a-leekie ...

A big-time Burns Night calls for a piper to welcome guests ... A short but important prayer read to usher in the meal, The Selkirk Grace is also known as Burns's Grace at Kirkcudbright.

When you serve your starter, a few lines of grace attributed to Robert Burns ... and seeing a six-fold increase in demand over the Burns Night period. Over half of this output was sold south ...

The Scottish-American Society of the Quad Cities will host its 47th annual Robert Burns Night Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Isle Casino Hotel in Bettendorf.

The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, known as Burns Night. Categories: Politics , International . Tags: Burns Night , Rishi Sunak , Scotland , United Kingdom .