My love for the songs of Robert Burns is manifest, but until the other night I had not been cogniscent of the rituals involved in a “Burns Supper.” First comes the bagpipes leading a procession bearing the haggis (The origin of the phrase “piping hot,” I presume.) followed by a ritual slaying of the haggis. Then, after dinner, the toast to the laddies and the toast to the lassies – which both are full of humorous barbs – more skewerings than toasts really. All great fun. Happy Burns Night to all!
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