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 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 .