It was bizarre. The deafening bagpipes ceased as an actor — wasn’t he in Braveheart? — began frantically stabbing what looked like a pillow encased in plastic. Its gray gut spilled out, and the ...

Enjoying stuffed sheep stomach, sausage rolls and whisky is tradition on Burns Night — a holiday that commemorates the life and work of the iconic Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Ackroyd's Scottish ...

Host Jacki Lyden marks the 250th birthday of Scottish poet and haggis lover Robert Burns. She hears from Alison Jones, a champion of Burns' poems. Jones is also a champion reciter — she won The Robert ...

A statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns and his dog has been returned to the Back Bay Fens after spending the last four decades in the Financial District’s Winthrop Square. A public event on Wednesday ...

Robert Burns, Rabbie Burns, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and national poet of Scotland is 260 years old. Friday, Jan. 25, is Burns' birthday and observed by Scots and Burns admirers with ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published on Jan. 24, 2020, before the restrictions of the pandemic limited social gatherings. But even COVID-19 can't dampen the collective spirit of Robert ...

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Each year on or around Jan. 25, many people of Scottish descent (or wannabes) celebrate “days of auld lang syne” and the birthday of the Scottish poet who wrote those words, Robert “Rabbie” Burns.

If there is one annual ritual by which a wandering Scot can instantly reaffirm his or her identity, it is by spending the evening of January 25 drinking copious amounts of whisky, and feasting on ...

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