Burns Night

See also: Burns night

English

Proper noun

Burns Night

1. Alternative letter-case form of Burns night.
   • 2007, Allan Burnett, “Prologue”, in Robert Burns and All That, Edinburgh: Birlinn, →ISBN:

     In fact, Burns is the only writer whose birthday is celebrated with a party every year by people all over the globe. It's called Burns Night. Why do people celebrate Burns Night? Because Robert Burns was brilliant. And the stuff he wrote is still brilliant.

   • 2009, Jamie Grant, “The Scots”, in CultureShock! Scotland: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (CultureShock!), 4th edition, Tarrytown, N.Y.: Marshall Cavendish, →ISBN, pages 44–45:

     Burns Night is a social occasion, when friends gather to eat haggis (the famous Scottish dish), tatties (potatoes) and neeps (turnips) and drink a wee dram (a small drink of spirits) or two to Burns' dear departed ghost. The night is also filled with ritual. The haggis is traditionally brought to the table accompanied by a piper playing traditional tunes on the bagpipes, where Burns' 'An Ode to the Haggis' is read out to much applause.

   • 2017, Anneliese Mackintosh, “Burns Night”, in So Happy It Hurts, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, pages 21–22:

     This Saturday we’re celebrating Burns Night. I’ve been researching the heck out of it, so here’s the plan. First, we’ll draw a Scottish flag in blue pencil crayon and Sellotape it to the wall, […]. It is our second date, this Burns Night supper, our second delicious date, and the Cock-a-Leekie will go down a treat.