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Robert Burns, engraving from A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, 1870.
Robert Burns is celebrated on January 25 because it is the anniversary of his birth in 1759 in Alloway, Scotland.123
Known as Scotland’s national bard, Burns is honored annually on this date with "Burns Night" celebrations. These events typically feature a traditional Burns Supper, where haggis—Scotland’s national dish—is served following a recitation of Burns’s poem To a Haggis. The evening also includes the performance of his songs and poems, toasts, and a group rendition of his famous work, Auld Lang Syne.2