Robert Burns

January 25th marks the annual celebration of Scotland's national bard Robert  (Rabbie) Burns. The day of his birth is celebrated as Burns Night, with traditional Burns Suppers, poems and songs. Suppers started a few years after Burns' death by a group of his friends to honour his memory.  Today Burns Suppers are held  throughout the world to  tribute the poet. 

Dig out your kilts and get ready to celebrate with haggis and whisky!  

View the Capital Collections exhibition of illustrations to Burns' poem, The Cotter's Saturday Night.

Download  free iPhone Robert Burns app from Scotland.org with more than 550 poems and useful glossary of Scots words.

Read on about poets life, his poetry and how to throw the traditional Burns supper.